2026 Competition Deadlines

Recommended manuscript submission deadline to the journal: Dec. 15, 2025
Letter of acceptance and competition application due to ASDS: May 15, 2026

The Young Investigators Writing Competition is offered to stimulate young investigators to submit original ideas, research and articles.

The competition is open to ASDS residents, members completing a dermatologic surgery fellowship and members who have completed residency within the past three years. Medical students and those who have not been placed in a residency program do not qualify for this program.

Award(s) will be given at the discretion of the judges. Winner(s) receive complimentary general registration to the ASDS Annual Meeting and a pre-determined stipend reimbursement for travel and housing costs to attend the meeting.

Manuscripts must follow the Dermatologic Surgery Author Guidelines and be accepted for publication before members can submit a Young Investigators Writing Competition application. Writing contest winners are not eligible for other ASDS Annual Meeting resident scholarships.

2024 Winning Article

“Histopathologic characterization of incidental lesions encountered during Mohs micrographic surgery with MART-1 immunohistochemistry” by Kelsey Hirotsu, MD — Published March 2024

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2024 Young Investigators Writing Competition Award Recipient Kelsey Hirotsu, MD