Call for Academic Debate Submissions
Please submit your team application for consideration for the AASLD Annual Academic Debates at The Liver Meeting® 2023. We are excited to build upon the success of our prior academic debates!
All submissions received by August 23, 2023 will be considered.
In order to give more teams and institutions a chance to participate in the Academic Debates, we will not accept applications from institutions that have had a team in the Debates in the past 2 years (2021-2022).
Past Academic Debate Teams
2021
University of Michigan (Drs. Jason Pan, Abishek Shenoy; Mentor: Bob Fontana,)
Duke (Drs. Kara Wegermann, Jackie Henson, Mentor: Lindsay King)
USC (Drs. Sentia Iriana, Jasleen Singh. Mentor: Jeffrey Kahn, )
University of Chicago (Drs. Anuhya Gampa, Matthew Odenwald, Mentor: Anjana Pillai)
2022
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Drs. Patrick Campbell and Sasha Deutsch-Link; Mentor: Neil Shah)
University of Florida (Drs. Media Ismael and Calvin Kiani; Mentor: Dr. Virginia Clark)
California Pacific Medical Center (Drs. Frances Lee and Ann Robinson; Mentor: Dr. Todd Frederick)
UPMC (Drs. Nabeeha Mohyuddin and Alan Noll; Mentor: Naudia Jonassaint)
Awards:
- All participants: $500 honorarium, complimentary meeting registration, one-night hotel accommodation reimbursement at the headquarter hotel (Sheraton Boston).
- Winners: Recognition as the Winners of the Academic Debates, including your names on The Liver Cup, a framed photo, and a mini Liver Cup replica to take home
Team Requirements:
- 2 Fellows-in-Training (at least 1 fellow in Transplant Hepatology fellowship; this includes traditional 4th year fellows and/or GI/TH dual certification fellows)
- 1 Faculty Mentor (this will be the onsite mentor on stage with the fellows and serve as primary contact for the team)
- All participants are required to attend the Academic Debates in person at The Liver Meeting® on Saturday, November 11 in Boston, MA, 4:00 - 5:00 PM ET*
**Complete the online application by August 23, 2023**
- Identify Fellow participants (2) and Faculty mentor (1)
- Develop and submit a two-minute audition video of a debate with a fun topic of your choosing (it does not need to be liver related). This video may be used for promotional purposes.
- Identify 2 topics you would like to see debated and brief (250 words) explanation why. Note: While the topics you submit are considered in the selection process, if your team is chosen, your topic may or may not be selected.