Pre-AAD Cases of the Year Submission

The case deadline has passed. Submitters will be notified by the end of January.

Sam Weinberg's Cases of the Year include cases with interesting or unusual diagnoses, diseases that were difficult to diagnose, or cases presenting management challenges. These cases should have attendant teaching value. Ten cases will be selected for live presentation at the SPD's 37th Annual Pre-AAD Meeting on Thursday, March 6, 2025, in Orlando.

New This Year
Our new case submission system will allow you to begin your submission, then return to it if you need to edit. You may edit your case until the deadline. Click the button above, then "Join Now" to create your account.

Submission Guidelines

• Case submissions are limited to three authors, and a CV for each author must be uploaded at the time of submission. (Additional contributors can be acknowledged on a slide at the end of the presentation.)
• A disclosure form will be required for each author, per CME requirements. A link to complete the form will be included in the submission confirmation email.
• Accompanying photos are required with case submissions.
• Cases may not be submitted by or have authors employed by industry.
• The case summary character limit is 2,700 characters including spaces.
• Cases will be blind reviewed; and while more than one case per institution can be accepted, a senior author is limited to one case acceptance.
• Accepted case presenters must register for the meeting.
• Accepted case authors will be required to submit their slides for CME review no later than February 20.
• Each case presentation should last no more than four minutes.

Travel Award - Available to Trainees and Medical Students

One $1,000 Travel Award is available to SPD members who are medical students, residents, or fellows. To apply, select the checkbox at the time of submission. Once the final selections for presentation are made, SPD's Awards Committee will determine the winner.