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Allen M. Seiden, MD, Chair, Awards Committee
Part of the mission of the American Rhinologic Society has always been to promote research and clinical study in the field of rhinology. The society has grown dramatically over the last two decades, and with this growth has emerged a greater interest in such research. This is evidenced by the increasing volume and quality of papers presented at our meetings, and the quality of papers published in our flagship journal, The American Journal of Rhinology.
To this end, the American Rhinologic Society has traditionally offered several awards for outstanding research papers presented at the fall and spring annual meetings. The Cottle Award was initiated not only to acknowledge the best clinical or basic science research paper at the fall meeting, but also to honor Dr. Maurice Cottle, the founder of our society. Also presented at the fall scientific meeting is the International Rhinology Research Award. Recognizing that physicians outside the United States may have difficulty attending the American Rhinologic Society's scientific meetings, this award was created four years ago to invite valuable contributions from international non- U.S. physicians.
At the annual spring meeting, only one award has traditionally been offered, the American Rhinologic Society Research Award. It has become clear, however, that in this format basic science research papers tend to take precedence over clinical research papers. While the former tend to attract more research dollars and prestige, the latter are no less valuable in what they can bring to benefit physician understanding and patient care. Therefore, beginning this spring, the American Rhinologic Society will be offering two awards at the scientific meeting: The ARS Basic Science Research Award, awarded for the best basic science research paper presented at the spring ARS scientific meeting, and the ARS Clinical Research Award, awarded for the best clinical research paper presented at the spring ARS scientific meeting.
All awards are for $1000.00, and the winners are announced during the meeting at which time the primary author is presented with a certificate. Everyone submitting an abstract to either the fall or spring meeting is eligible to be considered for an award, once the paper is accepted by the Program Committee. A separate submission is not required. Those papers given the highest ranking by the Program Committee are evaluated by the Awards Committee members, who are all blinded as to the papers' authors, and a winner is selected. Please consult the Society's website for appropriate submission deadlines and further details.
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