SURF 2023

About SURF

San Antonio is a unique city, serving as a leader in government and civilian healthcare research through organizations including the San Antonio Military Market, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT-Health San Antonio), The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) and Veterans Administration (VA). These institutions invite you to the ninth annual San Antonio Military Health and Universities Research Forum (SURF), a conference that attracts presenters from around the nation to showcase the work of students, trainees, faculty, and staff. The forum will be hosted on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at The University of Texas at San Antonio, Main Campus, H-E-B Student Union, Ballroom (HSU 1.104), 1 UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249.

The mission of the SURF conference is to “advance research collaborations among academic, military, and industry partners to improve health outcomes and readiness.” Participants will present and share research, practice, and policy knowledge; and connect with scholars and practitioners from the SAMHS, academic institutions, and other public, government, and private organizations and industry partners.

All researchers, students, faculty, and staff are welcome!

Event Flyer (PDF)

More Information

Detailed Program (PDF) | Program Overview (PDF)

For UTSA Students, Faculty, and Staff: please park in your designated UTSA permit space.

For non-UTSA Students, Faculty, and Staff: parking will be complimentary in the Ximenes Parking Garage. Upon check-in, you will receive your parking validation card to use at pay stations before returning to vehicles.

Google Maps | UTSA Interactive Campus Map: Xinemes Parking Garage and H-E-B Student Union

Presenting Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

San Antonio Medical Foundation

Silver

Bronze

Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council (STRAC)

SURF Planning Committee (PDF)

We invite abstracts that propose original research, policy, and practice interventions as podium and poster presentations.

For SURF 2024 submission, please check back in October 2024.

Themes

Battlefield Health and Trauma
Brain & Mental Health
Clinical Investigations
Critical Care Medicine
Dental Research
Emerging Threats and Directed Energy
Health Systems Research
Human Performance, Readiness and Recovery
Infectious Disease
Medical Modeling, Simulation and Diagnostics
Nursing Research
Other Emerging Science and Technologies
Patient Safety/Wellness
Precision Medicine
Regenerative Medicine
Women's Health Initiatives

Sponsor Information

Become a Sponsor

The SURF planning committee is actively seeking sponsors to support and grow the annual conference. Opportunities for sponsors to support SURF include

holding the conference in the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center,
including exhibitors,
publishing abstracts/proceedings in a peer-reviewed journal,
hosting world-renowned keynote & plenary speakers,
offering awards for scholarship, and
offering student travel awards to attend the conference.

San Antonio is a unique city and a leader in government and civilian healthcare research through organizations like the San Antonio Military Health, UT Health San Antonio, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), San Antonio Medical Foundation, and BioMedSA. These institutions invite you to the ninth annual San Antonio Military Health and Universities Research Forum (SURF), a local event to showcase the work of trainees, faculty, staff, and students from multiple disciplines and public health agencies across San Antonio. If you have a product, service, employment opportunity, or interest in the medical research community, a message that would benefit our constituents, or simply want to support this unique, collaborative event, we invite you to sponsor the event.

Sponsorship Levels

Tier	Exhibitor	Partner	Bronze	Silver	Gold	Platinum	Presenting
	$500	$1,000	$2,000	$4,000	$5,000	$7,500	$15,000
Exhibitor Table* 6ft table	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Name in conference program	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Name on website sponsor page		X	X	X	X	X	X
Social media acknowledgement			X	X	X	X	X
Session or panel named for the sponsor				X	X	X	X
Acknowledgement during opening remarks					X	X	X
Opportunity to present the keynote speaker							X
Full page ad in the program booklet							X

Audience

Outcome

Exhibitor Information

Become an Exhibitor

San Antonio is a unique city and a leader in government and civilian healthcare research through organizations like the San Antonio Military Market, UT Health San Antonio, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), San Antonio Medical Foundation, and BioMedSA. These institutions invite you to the ninth annual San Antonio Military Health and Universities Research Forum (SURF), a local event to showcase the work of trainees, faculty, staff, and students from multiple disciplines and public health agencies across San Antonio. If you have a product, service, employment opportunity, or interest in the medical research community we invite you to be an exhibitor at SURF. We are planning for a 500 in person attendance. Don't miss this opportunity to engage and build relationships with the attendees.

As SURF Exhibitor

Each In-Person Booth Includes

Register as an Exhibitor

More Information

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