EAST INVEST-C "Research Hackathon"
Early career trauma and acute care surgeons face many barriers to the implementation and completion of research. The project may get stuck in any one of the various phases along the line from idea generation to eventual dissemination and publication of research results. This lack of progress often stymies further effort by potentially talented researchers or very good research ideas never reach their full potential because they lack the proper resources or expertise.
Since 2017 the EAST INVEST-C "Research Hackathon" has provided research mentorship, research design assistance, multicenter collaborations, statistical support, and editorial services using a combination of EAST members and other resources.
The call for applications is open! The submission deadline is August 21st. You will be notified by late September if you are selected to participate in the program. The 2026 program will be held in person in Chicago, Illinois at the Hilton Chicago O'Hare Airport over the dates of December 9-10, 2026.
Your hotel reservation for one night will be made and covered by EAST at the Hilton Chicago O’Hare Airport. In addition, EAST will reimburse your travel related expenses up to $500. Meals are provided by EAST during the program.
Terms & Eligibility:
Those that are eligible to apply for the program are asked to meet the following criteria:
- Be an active member in EAST with membership dues paid in full.
- Have plans to submit a grant in the next 12 months.
- Have protected time of at least 20% to perform research.
- Can submit the materials by August 21st for review.
- Be serving on an EAST Committee/Task Force or have applied for one of the following scholarships below in the past.
- The John M. Templeton, Jr., MD Injury Prevention Research Scholarship
- Trauma Research Scholarship
- EAST Multicenter Trial Junior Investigator Award
- Those that were awarded any of the scholarships above are not eligible to apply for the program.
EAST INVEST-C "Research Hackathon" Rosters & Program Outlines:
2017 EAST INVEST-C "Research Hackathon"
2018 EAST INVEST-C "Research Hackathon"
2019 EAST INVEST-C "Research Hackathon"
2020 Virtual EAST INVEST-C "Research Hackathon"
2021 Virtual EAST INVEST-C "Research Hackathon"
2022 EAST INVEST-C "Research Hackathon"
2023 EAST INVEST-C "Research Hackathon"
2024 EAST INVEST-C "Research Hackathon"
Sponsorship Opportunities
Support the annual EAST INVEST-C Research Hackathon where 5-10 aspiring researchers collaborate with established researchers to develop trauma and acute care surgery research ideas. Learn more on our Corporate Partners page and contact us today.
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