2016 AACC Capital Local Section Travel Award

In July 2023, we changed our name from AACC (short for the American Association for Clinical Chemistry) to the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM). The following page was written prior to this rebranding and contains mentions of the association’s old name.

The Capital Local Section will be sponsoring a $1000 travel award for the 2016 American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA. The following eligibility criteria will apply:

  • The applicant is a member of the AACC Capital Local Section.
  • The applicant has a poster or podium presentation accepted for the 2016 AACC Annual Meeting.

Posters and presentations will be judged based on the following categories:

Background
The rationale for the study is clearly stated.
Sufficient background information is provided to support the rationale.

Methods
The methods chosen and applied are appropriate for the research.
The method section is comprehensive and the methods are clearly explained.

Results
The results are clearly stated with supporting statistical analysis.

Conclusions
The conclusions are supported by the results.
The conclusions include the future direction of the research, or provide recommendations to improve practice.

Please submit your abstracts to [email protected]

Please contact Ed Wong, MD at 202-476-5338/703-346-2858 or [email protected] with questions or for more information.