RSM prizes and awards
This is a complete list of awards and prizes open to both RSM Members and the public.
To view awards currently open for submissions select to view by submission date.
Anaesthesia Essay Prize - Students
Submission Deadline: 10 February 2012
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £200
Open To: All medical Students at recognised teaching institutions within UK
The paper must avoid headings, acknowledgements, names or institutions or anything that may reveal the author's identity. Applicants must have played an important part in the relevant research and must have personally written the essay for submission. The papers will be judged by a panel of three assessors. Their decision is final. The winners will be invited to the presentation, followed by dinner.
The essay may describe original research, audit or a case report.
The essay prize attracts a sum of £200 and a certificate, and the winner will be invited to present their work and receive their prize at a meeting of the Section. There is no set word limit.
All submissions and submission forms must be sent electronically in MS Word format, and a second copy faxed or posted with signatures if necessary.
Download application form [Word 54k]
Email: anaesthesia@rsm.ac.uk
Cardiothoracic Section Case Presentations
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: One year's membership of the RSM
Open To: All cardiothoracic students and trainees at any level
Case report abstract are invited. Preference will be given to those that illustrate a point of contemporary practice particularly on those topics under discussion at the meeting. A presenter can only present 1 abstract.
All submissions and submission forms must be sent electronically in MS Word format, and a second copy faxed or posted with signatures if necessary.
Download application form [Word 57k]
Email: cardiothoracic@rsm.ac.uk
Catastrophes & Conflict Forum Medical Student Essay Prize
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 23 February 2012
Prize: £250 plus encouragement and advice on submitting the essay for publication in the JRSM.
Open To: Applicants should be enrolled full-time at a UK medical school
Essays should be no longer than 1,500 words with references in the Vancouver style.
Entries will be judged on style, impact of subject and originality. Candidates may select from the titles below or choose their own:
1. The mental health effects of violent conflict: still neglected after all these years. Do you agree?
2. Climate change will be the greatest humanitarian challenge of the 21st century. Discuss
3. The only truly sustainable way to meet health needs in a humanitarian emergency is through the support of local, regional and national health services. Do you agree?
4. No country in the world is prepared for an humanitarian emergency that is caused by the release of radiation. Is this statement true?
All submissions and submission forms must be sent electronically in MS Word format, and a second copy faxed or posted with signatures if necessary.
Download application form [Word 54k]
Email: catastrophes@rsm.ac.uk
Clinical Forensic & Legal Medicine Section undergraduate poster competition
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £250
Open To: Undergraduate students who have been working as part of courses leading to primary qualifications such as Legal Medicine Special Study Modules and electives for MBBS
Poster presentation: Poster designs should be submitted electronically for consideration. Posters accepted should be printed on A1 size for presentation
Download application form [Word 57k]
Email: forensic@rsm.ac.uk
Clinical Immunology & Allergy Medical Student Elective
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £600
Open To: Open to all student members
The prize is intended to help towards the cost of medical student electives for those intending to work in any area related to immunology. To apply, candidates should send their curriculum vitae, a summary of their proposed elective activity and a letter of support from their intended host institution.
All submissions and submission forms must be sent electronically in MS Word format, and a second copy faxed or posted with signatures if necessary
Download application form [Word 53k]
Email: immunology@rsm.ac.uk
Emergency Medicine Section Students' Prize
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £500 & 1 year's membership to the RSM
Open To: Medical Students
This prize is to contribute towards the cost of an elective abroad, with the intention of gaining experience in the practice of emergency medicine.
Applications should provide details of the proposed elective abroad in no more than 1000 words. They should also provide a current curriculum vitae. After returning from the elective, the winner will be invited to give a presentation at one of the meetings of the Section.
All submissions and submission forms must be sent electronically in MS Word format, and a second copy faxed or posted with signatures if necessary.
Download application form [Word 53k]
Email: emergency@rsm.ac.uk
Epidemiology & Public Health Section Brooke Bursary Award
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: 2 prizes of £800
Open To: Undergraduate students of a UK university going on an elective module abroad related to public health or epidemiology or students taking a postgraduate degree such as an MSc in Public Health or similar at a UK university who plan to travel abroad on an elective module as part of that degree (This award is not open to PhD students).
Applications should be no longer than 750 words
Applications should be for visits abroad to be made within twelve months of the closing date.
Submissions will be marked on the basis of (i) public health relevance of the project (ii) the methodology of the proposed project and (iii) evidence of Supervisory input"
All submissions and submission forms must be sent electronically in MS Word format, and a second copy faxed or posted with signatures if necessary.
Download application form [Word 53k]
Email: epidemiology@rsm.ac.uk
Geriatrics & Gerontology Section A C Comfort Prize
Submission Deadline: 15 March 2012
Meeting Date: 3 May 2012
Prize: £300
Open To: Medical Students and graduates of less than 5 years standing
This prize will be awarded to the best 5000 word essay on any aspect of ageing.
All submissions and submission forms must be sent electronically in MS Word format, and a second copy faxed or posted with signatures if necessary.
Download application form [Word 54k]
Email: geriatrics@rsm.ac.uk
Global Health Young Leaders Award
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 28 March 2012
Prize: 2 grants of £700 to take an elective in Harare, Zimbabwe
Open To: All medical, midwifery or nursing students in his/her 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th year at recognised teaching institutions within the UK or Republic of Ireland, and with a minimum of 1 year clinical training at the time of application.
Entrants must:
1. Submit an essay of 1,500 words (+/-10%) on the given topic via our dedicated page: www.rsm.ac.uk/globalhealth/award.php.
Topic of the essay: 'Managing patients with HIV in communities with severely limited resources'
2. Submit an abstract between 150 and 250 words on the given topic via our dedicated page: www.rsm.ac.uk/globalhealth/award.php.
The award ceremony will be held at the Royal Society of Medicine on 28th March 2012, the last day of the RSM Global Health Conference.
Registration is based on the following information being provided: title, name, telephone number, email address, year of study, university, RSM member status and submission of the essay which includes a) title; b) abstract and c) main text.
Visit the RSM Global Health website for terms and conditions. www.rsm.ac.uk/globalhealth/terms.php.
Download application form [Word 57k]
Email:
History of Medicine Section Norah Schuster Essay Prize
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 7 March 2012
Prize: £100 book token and one year's membership of the RSM
Open To: The prize is open to pre-clinical, clinical medical and dental students
This prize will be awarded for the best essay or essays submitted on any subject related to the history of medicine, including medical science. Essays should be no longer than 5,000 words and the standard should be comparable to a third year dissertation. A 500-word summary should also be submitted along with the full essay, together with a title page bearing the author's name which can be removed so that marking can be done anonymously.
Entries that do not follow these instructions will not be considered.
The winners will be asked to present a 15 minute summary of their essay at the Norah Schuster Prize evening, usually in March.
Check list for applicants:
>Separate title page with author's name
>Essay, with word count (max. 5,000 words)
>Summary of the essay, no longer than 500 words
>Completed application form
>Submission of title page, essay, summary and application form by email
>Signed submission of title page, essay, summary and application form by post or fax
All submissions and submission forms must be sent electronically in MS Word format, and a second copy faxed or posted with signatures if necessary.
Download application form [Word 54k]
Email: history@rsm.ac.uk
Intellectual Disability Forum Student Prize
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £125 book token and one year's membership to the RSM
Open To: Medical or dental student in the UK or the Republic of Eire. The candidate need not be a member of the Royal Society of Medicine.
This prize will be awarded for the best essay, project report or other piece of work concerned with furthering the welfare of children or adults with intellectual disability. Submissions should not be more than 1500 words.
A letter from the student's academic institution must accompany all submissions, confirming that the author is a medical student. Only one paper may be submitted by any candidate in one year.
All submissions and submission forms must be sent electronically in MS Word format, and a second copy faxed or posted with signatures if necessary.
Download application form [Word 54k]
Email: intellectual.disability@rsm.ac.uk
Obstetrics & Gynaecology Dame Josephine Barnes Award
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 16 March 2012
Prize: £100
Open To: All Medical Students
This prize will be awarded for an original 1000-word essay on the title 'Maternal choice in an era of financial constraint - how do we move forwards from here?'.
All submissions and submission forms must be sent electronically in MS Word format, and a second copy faxed or posted with signatures if necessary.
Download application form [Word 54k]
Email: obstetrics@rsm.ac.uk
Palliative Care Section MSc/MA research prize
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: There will be 3 prizes for oral presentations and a poster prize. 1st prize £250 plus a years free membership, 2nd prize £100 and 3rd prize £50. Poster prize £50.
Open To: All students either currently studying, or within 18 months of completion, of MSc or MA in Palliative Medicine or an allied discipline, are eligible to apply. Applications will be anonymised and peer reviewed on merit to select abstracts for oral presentation
Abstracts should be structured with a maximum 300 word limit. Please include title, author, institution, contact details together with name and contact email for supervisor who should have approved submission.
All submissions and submission forms must be sent electronically in MS Word format, and a second copy faxed or posted with signatures if necessary.
For an application form please contact the coordinator
Email: palliative@rsm.ac.uk
Pathology Section Student Prize
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 9 March 2012
Prize: 1st: £250
2nd: £100
Open To: All undergraduate medical, dental and veterinary students
Please submit an abstract of no more 250 words on any topic including research, audit projects, suitably anonymised case presentations, or work undertaken during elective period. The work must feature laboratory medicine or science as the main subject matter.
All submissions and submission forms must be sent electronically in MS Word format, and a second copy faxed or posted with signatures if necessary.
Download application form [Word 57k]
Email: pathology@rsm.ac.uk
Pharmaceutical Medicine & Research Section Oswald Morton essay prize
Submission Deadline: 2 March 2012
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: The winner to receive £200 plus encouragement and advice on submitting the essay for publication in the JRSM.
Open To: All Fellows, Trainees, Associate Members of the RSM and Student Members
This prize is to be awarded for the best original essay on 'How can pharmaceutical development better serve the needs of patients?'
Entries should consist of an essay of no more than 2000 words on any topical issue, with your solution, concerning pharmaceuticals or medical devices.
All submissions and submission forms must be sent electronically in MS Word format, and a second copy faxed or posted with signatures if necessary.
Download application form [Word 54k]
Email: pharmaceutical@rsm.ac.uk
Respiratory Medicine Section Medical Student Elective Bursary
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: N/A
Prize: £500 and a certificate
Open To: To be eligible for the bursary, candidates must be undergraduates from a recognised medical school within the United Kingdom who intend to go on an elective module related to Respiratory Medicine during the year 2010-11. The application must not be retrospective.
A description of the elective module should be made in less than 500 words must be submitted.
Judging will be anonymous and will be made by a panel of Respiratory physicians nominated by the council. Their deliberations are confidential and the decision final.
The judging will be based on the contribution of the student to the project, the originality of the work and the feasibility of the project. The project should have relevance to the development and future career of the applicant.
The author of the two best abstract will be expected to give a short presentation, relating to their elective experiences to the Section council.
All submissions and submission forms must be sent electronically in MS Word format, and a second copy faxed or posted with signatures if necessary.
Download application form [Word 53k]
Email: respiratory@rsm.ac.uk
Respiratory Medicine Section Young Respiratory Investigator Prize
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £250 (trainee award) £100 (student award) + 1 year RSM membership
Open To: Both Medical Students and SpR/ST trainees will be eligible for this award.
Applicants are invited to submit abstracts of clinical or scientific research in which they are involved. Selected abstracts will be presented at the RSM to the Respiratory Section council.
There will be one prize each for a medical student and a respiratory trainee. The student must be still studying and the trainee still in training at the time of application for the prize. Judging will be anonymous and will be made by a panel of Respiratory physicians nominated by the council. Their deliberations are confidential and the decision final. The judging will be based on the contribution of the applicant, the originality, quality and scientific basis of the work.
Abstracts must be less than 500 words and all submissions and submission forms must be sent electronically in MS Word format, and a second copy faxed or posted with signatures if necessary.
Download application form [Word 57k]
Email: respiratory@rsm.ac.uk
SMG Research Presentation Prize
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 21 March 2012
Prize: Oral: 1st: £300, 2nd: £150, 3rd: £100. Poster: 1st: £150, 2nd: £100
Open To: RSM Student Members only, and those within six months of qualifying.
Abstracts of original research undertaken during undergraduate studies will be considered. The research studies may be basic science or clinical projects. The prize is not intended for research undertaken as part of a PhD degree.
Abstracts of no more than 200 words, underlining the main author who must be the person presenting the paper. Only one presenter will be accepted for each paper. The full names and signatures of co-authors are essential. Signatures are only required if you have done less than 75% or the work. Only one submission per main author. Please note: Upto six papers will be selected for oral presentation; and up to fifteen papers will be selected for poster presentations; dimensions of posters will be given to those who are selected.
Abstracts and submission forms must be sent electronically in MS Word format, and a second copy faxed or posted with signatures or if you are sending a cheque.
Download application form [Word 57k]
Email: students@rsm.ac.uk
Trainees' Committee Young Medical Authors Prize
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £100 book vouchers and signed copies of OHCM and Clinical Medicine.
Open To: All trainees and students
Applicants should submit a brief outline (no more than 1 side of A4) of their idea for a book proposal to be presented at the meeting's Dragon Den by the deadline. The proposal could be on any aspect of medicine, however we are not currently considering fiction writing. The idea will be shortlisted by the meeting organizing committee and the top 4 applicants will selected to pitch their proposal ideas within a 5 minute window to the Dragons, who will be a panel from the UK with publishing experience.
The Dragons will know nothing of the idea until it is presented to them on the day. They will be under no obligation to officially represent their publishing house or to accept the proposal officially.
Dragon's will vote on whether to accept or decline the proposal. There will also be an audience vote on whether they would like to see the idea published. A weighted score from the Dragons and the audience will decide the overall winner.
All submissions and submission forms must be sent electronically in MS Word format, and a second copy faxed or posted with signatures if necessary
Download application form [Word 57k]
Email: trainees@rsm.ac.uk
