We welcome and encourage all physicians, residents, and students to apply to the competitions. Winners of the competitions will be announced during the 2024 Scientific Assembly and will receive a written certificate suitable for ‎framing, or a monetary prize (depending on the competition), from ACOEP’s FOEM Foundation. ‎

View Competition Guidelines & Requirements here.

If you have any questions, contact ACOEP at info@acoep.org.

View winning competition abstracts here.

Case Study Poster Competition

Date: April 28, 2024
Fee: $50*
Submission Deadline: March 7, 2024
*Unaccepted submissions will receive a refund of their application fee. For those accepted, your $50 application fee will go towards your SS24 registration.

Our annual Case Study Poster Competition is scheduled annually during the Spring Seminar of the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians (ACOEP). The competition is open to all emergency medicine professionals.

Click here to review submission format guidelines.

Apply Here

New Innovations in Emergency Medicine Competition

Date: April 28, 2024
Fee: n/a
Submission Deadline: March 7, 2024

The New Innovations in Emergency Medicine Poster Competition is scheduled annually during the Spring Seminar of the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians (ACOEP). The competition is open to all emergency medicine professionals. This competition allows residents and faculty at current emergency medicine residencies to feature educational innovations they have created and use at their residency site. This may include: simulation, EM education, journal club, applicant evaluation, medical student education, etc.

Click here to review submission format guidelines.

Apply Here

 ** Scientific Assembly Research Competitions – CLOSED **

Clinical Pathological Case Competition (CPC)

Date: August, 2023
Fee: $200
Non-Monetary Award Fee: $50*
Submission Deadline: CLOSED

The Case Study Poster Competition is scheduled annually during the Scientific Assembly of the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians (ACOEP). This fun, challenging, and spirited competition draws a large crowd from academia and the general population of the Assembly by pitting residents against program faculty as difficult cases presented by residents and solved by faculty discussants. The competition is open to all emergency medicine professionals.

Click here to review the submission format guidelines.

Awards for Winning Presentations
1st Place – $500 
2nd Place – $250 
3rd Place – $125 

Oral Abstract Competition

Date: August, 2023
Fee: $100
Non-Monetary Award Fee: $50*
Submission Deadline: CLOSED

The Oral Abstract Competition is scheduled annually during the Scientific Assembly of the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians (ACOEP). The competition is open to all emergency medicine professionals.

Click here to review submission format guidelines.

Awards for Winning Presentations
1st Place – $500 
2nd Place – $250 
3rd Place – $125 

Research Paper Competition

Date: August, 2023
Fee: $150
Non-Monetary Award Fee: $50*
Submission Deadline: CLOSED

The Research Paper Competition is scheduled annually during the Scientific Assembly of the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians (ACOEP). Entrants submitting their papers in this competition will have their papers evaluated by a panel of physician-researchers who will select up to three papers which will be recognized for this award. The competition is open to all emergency medicine professionals.

Click here to review submission format guidelines.

Awards for Winning Presentations
1st Place – $500
2nd Place – $250
3rd Place – $125

Research Poster Competition

Date: August, 2023
Fee: $100
Non-Monetary Award Fee: $25*
Submission Deadline: CLOSED

The Research Poster Competition is scheduled annually during the Scientific Assembly of the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians (ACOEP). The competition is open to all emergency medicine professionals.

Click here to review submission format guidelines.

Awards for Winning Presentations
1st Place – $500 
2nd Place – $250 
3rd Place – $125