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Applications for the Wylie Undergraduate Essay Medal 2025 are welcomed on the topic Is H uman Factors just common sense dressed up as science?   Essays must be written by an undergraduate medical student at a university in Great Britain or Ireland. The overall winner will receive the Wylie Medal in memory of Dr W Derek Wylie, President of the Association 1980-82.

Applications are invited from medical students studying in Great Britain and Ireland (subject to confirmation of eligibility).

• Essays on the prescribed topic are invited from medical students studying in Great Britain and Ireland.
• All applicants must be the sole author of their essay.
• All authors must be natural persons; artificial intelligence systems do not meet the criteria for authorship as these cannot account and take responsibility for the submitted work.
• The word limit is 1000 words (excluding references and headings).
• Some essays may be published online, depending on their suitability and at the discretion of the Association of Anaesthetists.
• All essay submissions will be subject to a plagiarism check and the results will be considered as part of the judging process.

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Deadline for submission is 23:59 on Wednesday 5 February 2025.

Miss Gabriella Mazzoni was awarded the 2024 Wylie Undergraduate Essay Prize for an essay entitled  How does a 'well' workforce benefit patient safety?

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Undergraduate Essay Prize 2024

The 2024 Prof Iain Wilkinson Essay Prize is now open for submissions!

We are delighted to invite submissions from undergraduate medical students in UK Medical Schools for the 2024 Prof Iain Wilkinson Essay Prize. The prize is awarded in honour of Prof Iain Wilkinson, Professor of Magnetic Resonance Physics at the University of Sheffield who died in 2020. Prof Wilkinson was a leading figure in UK clinical brain imaging research and a long-standing friend and associate member of the British Society of Neuroradiologists.

The title for the essay is: Should all neuroradiology examinations be reviewed by specialist neuroradiologists? How to manage the increasing neuroradiology reporting backlog when workload significantly outstrips the specialist reporting workforce.

The winner will receive a prize of £250 and the runner-up will receive £150. The winning essay will be published on the British Society of Neuroradiologists website.

Please see the dedicated page here for more details and how to submit.

Medical Student Prize

Twice a year the BSDS sets a title and format on a topic related to dermatological surgery and offers a prize for the winning submissions.

The BSDS Medical Student Prize (previously titled Undergraduate Essay Prize) is open to anyone who has medical student status at the time of application or who graduates that year.

Medical Student Prize – “Design up to 5 (PowerPoint) slides featuring content suitable for social media publication.

Conditions:

Submissions of up to 5 PowerPoint slides featuring content suitable for social media publication. Submissions should be sent using the template provided (see below). The content should aim to educate clinicians at any level of skill about skin surgery. Content should be creative and may include demonstrating a surgical pearl, procedure, technique, journal articles / discussion of evidence, case or case studies. Content aimed for Instagram is preferred.

Essential criteria:

• Each slide should include content which is suitable for social media publication. Supporting text to be published alongside the image can be included in the notes for each slide. This can be up to 2200 characters for content slide. If appropriate, hash tags or links to user accounts can be included.
• Any images should be of good quality, in full focus and in optimal lighting. Suggested aspect ratios for Instagram are 1080×1080 / 91.44×91.44mm (square), 1080×1350/91.44×114.3mm (portrait), 1080×566 (landscape), 1080×1920 (stories, reels).
• Videos can also be submitted in mp4 format. For Instagram, we suggest the following: 1080×1080 (square), 1080×1350(portrait), 1080×1920 (stories/reels).
• No identifiable information.
• BSDS social media consent form, where relevant e.g. patient photos or video used, for publication to be attached and completed.

Please refer to Application Form for full details.

The prize for the winning essay will be £300.

BSDS Medical Student Essay Prize Application Form – January 2025

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Deadline for submissions: 31st January 2025.

Previous Essay Prize Winners

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• 2024, July –  “Use your own creativity to show us how you would safely and efficiently train a medical student to perform an ellipse excision” (video) – William Birch, Leeds Medical School
• 2024, January – “ Crea te a PIL on Mohs Micrographic surgery” – (concept design) Talia Patel, University of Nottingham Medical School.
• 2023, July –      “How can we ensure valid consent in dermatologic surgery in the era of teledermatology and one-stop clinics? ” –  Zoe Hemsley, Cambridge University.
• 2023, January –  “What are the most important priorities for skin surgery and skin cancer research and why?”   –  Mohammed J Ali, Hull York Medical School  
• 2022, July – “ You’re on mute! – Potentials and pitfalls with remote teaching in skin surgery” – Jessica McKeever, University of Dundee
• 2022, January –  “What beneficial changes has the pandemic made to dermatological surgery?” Sukhmunni Johal Oxford University
• 2021, July – “Will artificial intelligence and automated technology replace the need for Dermatologists to diagnose skin cancer in the future?” Laura Leeves, Kings College London.
• 2021, January –   “How do we optimise operator safety during dermatological surgery?”   Mahaveer Singh Sangha University of London Medical School
• 2020, July –  “How do we optimise patients experience of dermatological surgical procedures?”   Anastasia Constantinou, University of Cambridge
• 2020, January –   “How can dermatological surgery become more environmentally friendly?”   Chaplin Catriona, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry
• 2019, July –       What will dermatological surgery look like in 2050?  For this submission, the essay format had been changed to a 5-minute long video.  Outcome Details coming soon.
• 2019, January  –  “Which doctors would make the best skin surgeons? Can we predict ability prior to training?”  Pimentel-Velazquez Diana, Barts & The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London
• 2018, July  –  “Will artificial intelligence and automated technology replace the need for Dermatologists to diagnosis skin cancer in the future? ” Selvendran Sara, Imperial College London
• 2018, January  –  “Skin cancer and patients’ use of Dermatology apps – a cause for concern or the future of healthcare provision?”  Yi Jia Teo, University College Cork School of Medicine, National University of Ireland
• 2017, July –  “Should NHS patients have access to scar management?”   Kelsey Aimar, University of Nottingham
• 2017, January –  Two prizes awarded: “If Mohs skin surgery is the ‘gold standard for non-melanoma skin cancer treatment’, why doesn’t eveyone have it?”  Ali Ansaripour , Kings College London GKT School of Medical Education and  Antonio Ji Xu , Oxford University Medical School
• 2016, July –  “Discuss the technological advances in dermatological and reconstructive surgery that have had the greatest impact on skin cancer patients”  Joseph Jayasundera, King’s College London
• 2016, January –  “Discuss the impact of targeted molecular skin cancer therapies on dermatological surgery” Anna Ascott, Barts and The London
• 2015, July –  “How should we measure the “best” outcomes for skin cancer surgery?” Mahdi Saleh, Keele University
• 2015, January  –  “There is no need to treat any skin cancer with Mohs surgery – discuss “ Monty Lyman, University of Birmingham
• 2014  –  “How can patient expectations relating to skin cancer surgery be assessed and addressed?” Joseph Colclough, University of Glasgow 2014  –  “How can patient expectations relating to skin cancer surgery be assessed and addressed?”  Katherine Farquhar, University of Glasgow
• 2013  – “ Skin Cancer and Vitamin D “ Verity Williams, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London.
• 2012  – “ Skin cancer surgery: who should do it and why? “ James Womersley, Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry, Universities of Exeter & Plymouth.
• 2011  – “ Rising skin cancer incidence: current and future impact on dermatological surgery “ Sarah Gentry, University of Exeter and Plymouth College of Medicine.
• 2010  – “ The role of technology in dermatological surgery “ George Coltart, Oxford University.
• 2009  – “ What is the role of the dermatologist in the management of Skin Cancer? “ Justice Reilly, Glasgow University Medical School.
• 2008  – “ The impact of climate change on skin cancer “ Laura Thomas, Imperial College. 2008  – “ The impact of climate change on skin cancer “ Rory Honney, Oxford University.
• 2007  – “ Discuss aspects of healing in skin surgery “ Faisal Ali, Oxford University.
• 2006  – “ Surgical and emotional scars of skin cancer “ Daniel Todkill, Warwick University

'Top Ten' submissions - July 2024

Title: ‘Use your own creativity to show us how you would safely and efficiently train a medical student to perform an ellipse excision

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• Elisha Coen – Poster presentation
• Lucinda Collinge – PDF
• Hareem Kamran – PowerPoint presentation
• Ashling Miller – video
• Theodora Pascoe – video
• Ria Patel – video
• Laxmi Thileepan – PowerPoint presentation

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• College of Medicine Student Essay Prize 2024

Every year, The College of Medicine Student Essay Prize recognises and celebrates the integration of conventional and complementary approaches to healthcare.

The award is open to UK students studying any healthcare discipline at degree level or above. Entries for 2025 will open in September – keep checking back for more details!

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Rules of eligibility for the Student Essay Prize competition are as follows:

1.  To be fair, students will be divided into 3 groups based on their degree for the competition: Undergraduate Group, Master Group and PhD Group. Best essay prize will be chosen from each group.

2.  The presenting author must have been enrolled in an educational program leading to a degree at the time.

3. The student must have played a substantive role in the submission, including the conception and implementation of the research project and so on.

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The undergraduate palliative medicine essay.

Open to all UK and Ireland medical undergraduates who are students by the set closing date; the Undergraduate Palliative Medicine Essay invites them to craft a compelling essay on a specified subject, not exceeding 2000 words.

Winners receive a first prize of £250 and a second prize of £100.

Submission for the 2024 Undergraduate Essay Prize are now open!

Entries this year are invited to answer the following question ‘Palliative care can be called the “heaven for the few”: how can we improve access to good palliative care?’

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Lily Johnson for winning the Undergraduate Essay Prize Entry 2022: “Ignorance is bliss?: With attention to ethical theories, discuss the role of truth-telling within good palliative care.

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Essay competitions, awards and prizes

If you have a flair for essay writing, then look out for competitions run by the Royal Colleges and many other professional medical associations, usually to encourage interest in their specialty. Closing dates for submission fall throughout the year so keep your eyes open!

Some organisations that run competitions include:

British Association of Dermatologists

• British Association of Forensic Medicine
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• Medical Women’s Federation
• Pain Relief Foundation
• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
• Royal College of Ophthalmologists
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• Royal College of Radiologists
• Royal Society of Medicine (for members only, costs £25 a year to join)
• Institute of Medical Ethics (for F1 & F2 UK doctors)

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Some organisations and Trusts offer funding for research projects, vacation research work experience and intercalated degree year research. We’ve compiled a list of these, again it isn’t exhaustive so we do encourage further research.

Some of these applications may require a supporting statement from a member of academic staff. Check criteria carefully before applying.

The Biochemical Society

Grants are available for stipends of £200 per week for 6 – 8 weeks, and up to £1,600 in total, to support a summer placement in a lab for an undergraduate student. Applications must be made on behalf of and in association with a named student.

Website: www.biochemistry.org Email: [email protected]

The British Association of Dermatologists offer a range of awards between £250 and £3,000 towards fees and living expenses for an intercalated year project related to dermatology and skin biology. It also offers £500 undergraduate project grants.

Website: www.bad.org.uk Email: [email protected]

Association for the Study of Medical Education

The Association for the Study of Medical Education offers awards related to the development of excellent medical education. Applications are welcomed from anyone on the continuum of medical education (UG, PG or qualified and studying professional development) and will be assessed against their criteria. They also have a number of other essay prizes available and awards so it is worth researching their website.

Tel: 0131 225 9111 Website: www.asme.org.uk Email: [email protected]

The Genetics Society

The Genetics Society Summer Studentship scheme offers grants of up to £3,000 for undergraduate students interested in gaining research experience in any area of genetics by carrying out a research project over the long vacation ( more information ). They also have a range of competitions and awards that you can look into on their website.

Website: https://genetics.org.uk/grants/summer-studentships/  Email: [email protected]

The Institute of Medical Ethics

The Institute of Medical Ethics (IME) offers grants, student elective bursaries, and scholarships (covering the next academic year) for students wishing to do an intercalated degree in medical ethics or an allied subject.

Website: https://ime-uk.org/grants-and-competitions/ 

The Physiological Society

Vacation Studentships offer undergraduates the opportunity to undertake a research project on an area of physiology over their summer break. Working under an academic supervisor, they can get to experience day-to-day life in the laboratory first-hand. Funding of £150 a week, to cover living costs, is on offer for up to eight weeks.

Website: www.physoc.org Email: [email protected]

The Pathological Society

Funding for students wanting to intercalate a BSc in Pathology but who do not have LEA or other government support. Also offer awards to fund electives and vacation studies in pathology.

Website: www.pathsoc.org

The Paget’s Association

The Paget’s Association awards Student Research Bursaries of up to £6,000 to promising UK medical or science students (MRes, MSc, BSc or equivalent higher degree) to pursue research into any aspects of Paget’s Disease of Bone.

Tel: 0161 799 4646 Website

Other resources

The list above is not exhaustive so we do encourage further research.

A good place to start is RD Learning , a database of health-related research funding opportunities.

Please contact us if you notice any broken links, of any other funding opportunities or if any options are no longer running.

MWF Katherine Branson Essay Prize 2024 - Now Open

Katherine Branson Essay Prize 2024

Open to: All Medical Students

Prize: £100

Submission Deadline: Sunday 17th March 2024 

We are delighted to announce that the annual Katherine Branson Essay Competition is now open! Undergraduate medical students are invited to submit a 600 - 800 word essay on the following question:

The Medical Women’s Federation sees barriers for women doctors and for good health - which should we fight about?

The winner will win £100

Please Note:  Competition entry for MWF members is free of charge and non-members will be charged £5 to enter at the point of submission. Submissions that do not follow the entry requirements will not be accepted and the entry fee is non-refundable.

Kindly Note : All entries should be anonymized and include your essay title

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To encourage medical students to write creative narratives or scholarly essays relevant to medicine. Winning essays will be published in the Autumn issue of  The Pharos .

Important Dates

Deadline for submission, winners will be annouced.

Cash awards of $1,500 for first place; $1,000 for second place; and $850 for third place.

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Authors must be enrolled in medical schools that have an active ΑΩΑ Chapter or Association but need not be members of ΑΩΑ. However, if the author is an AΩA member, he/she must be an active member. Only one entry may be submitted per student.

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1. Essays must be written while the student is in medical school, must be the work of a single author, and must be an original work. The essay must not be offered to, or published by, any other journal or entered in any other contest prior to submission or during, the AΩA selection process. 

2. The essay must be related to medicine.

3. Essays should not be fictional or written in first person, but academic/scientific in theme.

4. The essay must not exceed 15 double-spaced pages of 12-point type with minimum 1-inch margins, exclusive of reference listing. The author’s name and essay title must be on each page, and all pages must be numbered.

5. Unique references, numbered consecutively, should be limited to 20. (Reference citation of a website is not acceptable unless a site is the sole source of the information or has official academic credentials. Examples of acceptable sites are official government web pages such as that of the National Institutes of Health.)

6. The Pharos Editorial Board suggests that authors review George Orwell’s “6 Rules for Writing”.

7. Essays that are not selected as award recipients may be submitted to other contests/publications after the winners are announced on March 8, 2024.

8. Essays not meeting all requirements will not be considered.

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Questions may be directed to  Libby Appel at 720-859-4149, or  [email protected]

All AΩA awards, fellowships, grants, and program submissions must be electronically submitted through the appropriate page on the AΩA website.

Past Student Essay Winners

Previous winners.

Begun in 1982, this award is annually awarded in June.  All medical students enrolled in schools with active AΩA chapters are encouraged to apply. The purpose of this award is to encourage medical students to sit down and write well-crafted creative narratives or scholarly essays relevant to medicine.

• First prize : $1,500
• Second prize : $1,000
• Third prize : $850

Winning essays will be published in future issues of  The Pharos.

• First prize – “Show me Your Scars” by Jeong Jun Kim, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

• Second prize tie – “The Fears and Needs of the Dying Child: The Case of Julianna Snow” by Aishwarya Gautam, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

• Second prize tie – “Remote Renaissance: Expanding Telehealth and Provider Incentives in Rural Areas” by Kathleen Warner, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

• Third prize – “Perseverance and Passion: The Road to Being a Woman in Neurosurgery” by Evangeline Bambakidis, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

• First prize – “The Words We Use Matter” by Mary (Molly) Fessler, University of Michigan Medical School
• Second prize – “Pathway Programs: A Promising Pipeline to Diversity and Equity for Tomorrow’s Physicians” by Ben Rhee, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
• Third prize tie – “What TikTok Teaches: Women’s Health and Medical Misinformation on TikTok” by Madelaine McElrath, New York Medical College
• Third prize tie – “Automation of Medicine: The Intersection of Healthcare and Artificial Intelligence” by Nitin Nadella, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
• Third prize tie – “Chronic Pain: An Invisible Disease in Western Biomedicine” by Allison Yan, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
• First prize: “Yellow Plague in America: the intersections of disease, social determinants and discrimination” by Rebecca Chen, Baylor College of Medicine
• Second prize: “The Silent Pandemic: Told & Untold Stories of Mental Health in a COVID-19 World” by Geetanjali Rajamani, University of Minnesota Medical School 
• Third prize: “Sociomedicine: Explanations for Race Disparities in Infant Mortality” by Adrienne Simmons, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine   
• First prize:  “Historic Context & Communication: Undoing Medical Mistrust” by Olivier Joseph, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
• Second prize:   “Health Care’s Carbon Footprint” by Preethi Kesavan, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
• Third prize:  “Respect” by Jaclyn Arvedon, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University
• First prize:  “If Dementia Comes for Me” by David Ney, Sidney Kimmel Medical College
• Second prize:  “Just the Honey” by Gillian Stein, New York University School of Medicine
• Third prize:  “Hair and Its Stories” by Jesse Perdily, New York University School of Medicine
• First prize:  “The Price of Pills: A Brief History of the Kefauver-Harris Amendment” by Reid Wilkening, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
• Second prize:  “The Louse Manifesto” by Prisca Alilio, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
• Third prize:  “Don Ze Pill” by Rebecca Grossman-Kahn, University of Michigan Medical School“Historic Context & Communication: Undoing Medical Mistrust” by Olivier Joseph, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

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