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: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
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.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: anaesthesia@rsm.ac.uk
Anaesthesia Section Essay Prize - Trainees
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £200
Open To: All doctors in training in anaesthesia, critical care or pain management at any grade. This includes veterinary anaesthesia. The prize is open to trainees in the UK and Eire only.
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.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: anaesthesia@rsm.ac.uk
Cardiology Section President's Medal
Submission Deadline: 21 May 2012
Meeting Date: 21 June 2012
Prize: 1st: Commemoration Medal and £1000, 2nd: £500
Open To: Cardiology trainees who have received all or part of their training at recognised centres in the UK are eligible.
The President's Medal, given for original research for Specialist Registrars in Cardiology. Please submit an abstract of no more than 200 words. The subject of the presentation should represent original work.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: cardiology@rsm.ac.uk
Cardiothoracic Section Case Presentations
Submission Deadline: 25 May 2012
Meeting Date: 29 June 2012
Prize: One year's membership of the RSM
Open To: All cardiothoracic students and trainees at any level
Case report abstracts 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.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: cardiothoracic@rsm.ac.uk
Catastrophes & Conflict Forum Medical Student Essay Prize
Submission Deadline: 30 September 2012
Meeting Date: tba
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?
Download application form [Word 127k]
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 127k]
Email: forensic@rsm.ac.uk
Clinical Forensic and Legal Medicine Section postgraduate oral presentation
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: Postgraduate students who have been working for qualifications in forensic and legal medicine or medical law
Abstracts of no more than 100 words should be submitted for shortlisting.
Download application form [Word 127k]
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.
Download application form [Word 128k]
Email: immunology@rsm.ac.uk
Clinical Immunology & Allergy Section President's 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: 1st: £300, 2nd: two prizes of £100
Open To: Training grade doctors and young scientists (not above Specialist Registrar, Grade B Clinical Scientist or equivalent grade) with an immunological or allergy component of their clinical research.
The work to be presented must be original and substantially the candidate's own. Abstracts (not exceeding 250 words) should be submitted along with a supporting letter from a Consultant.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: immunology@rsm.ac.uk
Clinical Neurosciences Section Gordon Holmes 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: £300
Open To: Trainees in neurosciences, including neurology, neurosurgery, neurophysiology, neuropathology or neuroradiology
Please submit a one A4 page (up to 500 words) summary of a research paper. Please ensure your abstract is anonymous - i.e. your name and the name of the institution are not mentioned or included in the text.
A maximum of five papers will be selected for oral presentation at the meeting. Presentations will be 10 minutes long followed by a 5-minute discussion. A panel of judges will determine the best presentation and the Gordon Holmes Prize of will be awarded at the end of the meeting.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: cns@rsm.ac.uk
Clinical Neurosciences Section President's prize
Submission Deadline: 6 December 2012
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £300
Open To: Trainees in all areas of clinical neurosciences, including neurology, neurosurgery, neurophysiology, neuropathology or neuroradiology.
Please submit a one A4 page (up to 250 words) summary of a clinical paper on an interesting case or case series. Please ensure your abstract is anonymous - i.e. your name and the name of the institution are not mentioned or included in the text.
A maximum of five papers will be selected for oral presentation at the meeting. Presentations will be 10 minutes long followed by a 5-minute discussion. A panel of judges will determine the best presentation and the President's Prize of will be awarded at the end of the meeting.
All submissions and submission forms must be sent electronically in MS Word format, and a second copy faxed or posted with signatures if necessary.
Candidates can submit multiple abstracts but only the highest scoring abstract by any one author will be considered for the list of finalists.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: cns@rsm.ac.uk
Coloproctology Section and ACPGBI British Travelling Fellowship to and from the USA
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: Travelling Fellowship to American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Annual meeting in Vancouver
Open To: Surgeons committed to a career in colorectal surgery who have obtained a CCST or equivalent within 5 years of deadline for applications and must be a member of the Association of Coloproctology of GB and Ireland
The ACPGBI and the RSM Section of Coloproctology funds a Travelling Fellowship for a member of the ACPGBI to attend the Annual meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.
For more information please contact Anne O'Mara Tel: 020 7973 0373 email: acpgbi@asgbi.org.uk
For more information please contact the coordinator
Email: coloproctology@rsm.ac.uk
Coloproctology Section John of Arderne Medal
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: Best short paper of the year will win the John of Arderne Medal and a travelling fellowship to the following year's overseas meeting.
Open To: All coloproctology/surgery trainees
This awards is made annually to recipients selected by the Council of the Section for the quality of presentation and the content of a paper delivered at a meeting of the Section during the session.
There will be two opportunities to present at Section meetings in November and February the deadline for the most immediate will be shown above.
For details of how to submit an abstract for the short papers meeting, please read the instructions to typist and author.
Instructions to typist and author [PDF 12k]
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: coloproctology@rsm.ac.uk
Coloproctology Section Travelling Fellowship
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 24 May 2012
Prize: Travelling Fellowship to attend the overseas meeting in Geneva
Open To: All coloproctology trainees
A travelling fellowship will be provided to attend the Overseas meeting, an annual scientific and social Coloproctology Section meeting providing the opportunity for trainees to meet established consultants.
Instructions to typist and author [PDF 12k]
Download application form [Word 128k]
Email: coloproctology@rsm.ac.uk
Comparative Medicine Section Young Fellows 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: One year's subscription to the Royal Society of Medicine at the Young Fellows' rate.
Open To: Members and non-Members of the RSM who are not older than 30 years of age.
The prize shall be awarded for the best verbal presentation on a topic relevant to the field of antimicrobial resistance; the current status of antimicrobial resistance primarily in food producing animals and the impact on health and the economy as a result. Interested trainees will be asked to submit a 250 word abstract. Abstracts presented previously should be declared.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: comparative@rsm.ac.uk
Dermatology Section Clinicopathological Meetings
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: Entry to Hugh Wallace Registrar Prize - £150 for best presentations by a junior and senior registrar in the academic year
Open To: Trainee Dermatologists
Abstracts should be submitted on one side of A4 paper stating the names of the authors and the name and status of the person presenting the paper and should be accompanied by a letter giving the preferred date of presentation.
Deadline dates are listed on the Dermatology Section events page and is normally the 3 weeks before the meeting.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: dermatology@rsm.ac.uk
Dermatology Section Hugh Wallace Registrars Prize
Submission Deadline: 29 June 2012
Meeting Date: N/A
Prize: £150
Open To: Dermatology Registrars who present at the meetings
Two prizes are awarded to dermatologists of registrar/senior registrar grade (or equivalent academic status) considered to have made the most outstanding contributions at the Section's meetings during the session preceding the year of award.
For more information please contact the coordinator
Email: dermatology@rsm.ac.uk
Dermatology Section Louis Forman Scholarship
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £400
Open To: Trainee Dermatologist (SpR or similar)
The prize shall be awarded to help fund their travel to present a research paper at an International Dermatological meeting. The result will be announced at the first (October) meeting of the Section each year. Award of the Prize shall remain the responsibility of the Dermatology Council of the Society.
Download application form [Word 128k]
Email: dermatology@rsm.ac.uk
Ellison-Cliffe Travelling Fellowship
Submission Deadline: 1 October 2012
Meeting Date: N/A
Prize: £15,000
Open To: Fellows of the Royal Society of Medicine working in the UK or Ireland who are of specialist registrar or lecturer grade or equivalent or who are consultants within 3 years of their first consultant appointment.
The award is intended to cover expenses for travel abroad, to one or two centres, for a period of not less than 6 months, in pursuit of further study, research or clinical training relevant to the applicant's current interests. Candidates will be expected to take up the Fellowship between 1 July and 31 December 2013.
Applicants should submit the following:
1. A completed summary sheet
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Statement of current interests
4. Detailed proposal as to how the time abroad will be spent and where
5. Analysis of likely costs of period abroad, and statement of need for funding.
6. Names of two referees
7. Supporting statement(s) from the proposed host centre(s)
The candidate should confirm that their employing authority will grant study leave if the application is successful.
Interviews will be held on 5 December 2012.
The candidate awarded the Fellowship will be expected to provide a written report no later than 30 June 2014 about the work undertaken during the tenure of the Fellowship and to present at an appropriate RSM educational meeting.
Click here to download a summary sheet
For more information please contact the coordinator
Email: joanna.rose@rsm.ac.uk
Emergency Medicine Section Essay 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: £750 & 1 year's RSM Membership
Open To: All Medical Practitioners below Consultant
Essay Prize Paper Award is awarded annually for distinguished research work in the specialty. The previously unpublished research will be presented at a clinical meeting of the Section. Submissions must include a summary of the work (not more than 3000 words) as well as the applicant's curriculum vitae.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: emergency@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.
Download application form [Word 128k]
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"
Download application form [Word 128k]
Email: epidemiology@rsm.ac.uk
Epidemiology & Public Health Section Young Epidemiologists 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
Open To: Any medical / non-medical epidemiologist or public health practitioner under the age of 40 years
"You must submit a short paper of no more than 1,000 words addressing a public health issue relating to a project you have conducted, preferably using Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion headings" .
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: epidemiology@rsm.ac.uk
General Practice with Primary Healthcare Section John Fry Prize
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 11 July 2012
Prize: £300
Open To: Submissions are open to the following: GP registrars, postgraduate students based in primary care, medical students and other undergraduates from professional groups involved in primary care, and patients with experiences from primary care
The submission should be between 2500 and 3000 words and be well referenced.
The submission should be one of the following:
1. An account of an audit or research project carried out in primary care.
2. A reflective account of a health consultation in your primary care practice.
3. A reflective account of an example of team working in primary care.
The submission will be judged on the following criteria:
Does the paper, in the spirit of John Fry, positively inform best practice involving members of the primary health and social care community, with reference to:
Accessibility, clarity, cogency and relevance
Rigour, reliability and replicability- if quantitative research
Or
Transferability, confirmability and dependability- if qualitative research
Or
Clarification of relevant issues, development of alternative approaches, informing future practice - if reflective account
Improving practice
Contributing to evidence based practice within and between professions
Lessons learned enhancing understanding of team roles and relationships in research and practice
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: gp@rsm.ac.uk
Geriatrics & Gerontology Section A C Comfort 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: £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.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: geriatrics@rsm.ac.uk
Geriatrics & Gerontology Section Trainees' 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: Engraved Decanter and one year's membership to the RSM
Open To: Trainees in old age psychiatry and elderly medicine
Entrants are asked to submit abstracts of no more than 250 words on the subject in elderly medicine or old age psychiatry. The cases submitted should demonstrate diagnostic or management problems relevant to older people. Out of the 10 shortlisted 5 will be invited to give an oral presentation and 5 will be invited to give a poster presentation.
Download application form [Word 127k]
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: tba
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 127k]
Email: global.health@rsm.ac.uk
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: tba
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
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: history@rsm.ac.uk
Intellectual Disability Forum Junior Professional 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: One year's subscription to the RSM
Open To: Practising junior doctors, or junior members of any other health care profession within 3 years of postgraduate qualification, working in the UK or the Republic of Eire. The candidate need not be a member of the Royal Society of Medicine.
The prize is 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 3000 words.
Submissions must also be accompanied by a letter from the author's supervisor or line manager, confirming that the author fulfils the criteria for entry. Only one paper may be submitted by any candidate in one year.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: intellectual.disability@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.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: intellectual.disability@rsm.ac.uk
Laryngology & Rhinology Section Ian Mackay Essay 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: £1000
Open To: Trainees from SHO to SpR or consultants within 1-2 years of appointment in the UK or Republic of Eire
This prize is to be awarded for an original essay on "Olfaction, pheromones and life", submissions should be no more than 2000 words in length. The essay should be anonymous with a covering letter supplied with contact details.
Only one paper may be submitted in any one year by any applicant.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: laryngology@rsm.ac.uk
Laryngology & Rhinology Section Karl Storz Travelling Scholarship
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £1000
Open To: Registrars and consultants within 2 years of appointment
Short listed participants will be asked to present their abstract at a meeting of the Section. The Karl Storz Prize is awarded to the best presentation. The winner will be asked to write a report outlining how the prize has been used. Abstracts should be submitted to the co-ordinator by email on one side of A4 paper and should be anonymous ie. your name and institution should not be mentioned in the text. This should be accompanied by a separate letter giving the names of the authors and the name and contact details of the person presenting the paper. Abstracts will not be considered unless all of the authors of the paper have signed their consent that the paper will be presented by the named person.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: laryngology@rsm.ac.uk
Laryngology & Rhinology Section NeilMed Travelling Fellowship
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: This £1000 travel grant will be awarded for travel to Rhinology or Head and Neck Unit as either sole or as part funding for non-paid fellowship with a preference given to "widening educational value".
Open To: UK registrars and senior registrars in otolaryngology and consultants within one year of appointment who are Fellows of the RSM.
Please submit an application in writing along with a CV. The application should state, centres or units to be visited, time frame of the visit, intended goals to be achieved and funding received to date.
Download application form [Word 128k]
Email: laryngology@rsm.ac.uk
Laryngology & Rhinology Section 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: The prize is worth up to £1250 and enables the winner to attend a meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in the USA.
Open To: UK registrars and senior registrars in otolaryngology and consultants within one year of appointment
To enter this prize please submit for assessment your three best publications from the last five years together with a CV.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: laryngology@rsm.ac.uk
Laryngology & Rhinology Section Travel and Equipment Grants
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: Each award will be up to £1000
Open To: Trainees and consultants
Applicants are asked to provide a current CV and details of the centre to be visited or the equipment required. The travel awards are for short-term visits only and confirmation that the centre you are visiting would be willing to participate is also required.. For both travel and equipment awards the selection committee will be looking for 'originality of purpose'.
Download application form [Word 128k]
Email: laryngology@rsm.ac.uk
Medical Genetics Section The Alan Emery 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 for current RSM members (or £300 and 1 year free membership to the RSM for non-members)
Open To: Open to all individuals in accredited training or research posts in the UK.
The prize is to be awarded for a published research article in medical genetics. The article should have been published in a peer reviewed journal in the last 2 years and the applicant should be the principal author. Entry is invited from all individuals in accredited training or research posts in the UK. Entries should consist of a full copy of the published article and the applicant's C.V. with a covering letter explaining, in their own words, the significance of the publication.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: genetics@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: tba
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?'.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: obstetrics@rsm.ac.uk
Obstetrics & Gynaecology Section Herbert Reiss Trainees 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: Short papers - 1st: £150, 2nd: £100. Posters - 1st: £100, 2nd: £75
Open To: SpRs in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Abstracts of no more than 300 words will be accepted. Submitted abstracts will be short listed to poster and oral presentations for the meeting.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: og@rsm.ac.uk
Occupational Medicine Section Malcolm Harrington Prize
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 16 May 2012
Prize: £250
Open To: Any occupational physician in training or within one year of achieving specialist accreditation
Abstracts of no more than 200 words are to be submitted. The prize will be awarded for the presentation that best describes work that is most likely to advance the study of occupational medicine in its broadest sense.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: occupational@rsm.ac.uk
Odontology Section President's 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: Best Research paper: £100 and one year's membership to the RSM. Best Clinical Paper: £100 and one year's membership to the RSM
Open To: Trainees who have gained their qualification within the last 12 years of the date of the presentation
Abstracts of no more than 250 words are invited to present a short scientific paper or case report.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: odontology@rsm.ac.uk
Oncology Section Sylvia Lawler 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: Two prizes of £500
Open To: Scientists and clinicians in training
Abstracts are invited for presentation at a Section meeting. Two prizes are offered for the best scientific paper and the best clinical paper.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: oncology@rsm.ac.uk
Ophthalmology Section Open Meeting for Trainees 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: Best Poster: £150, Best Paper: £150
plus the Dermot Pierse prize of one years subscription to the British Journal of Ophthalmology to the overall winner
Open To: Doctors in ophthalmic training
Opportunity to present research work and case reports to a knowledgeable and critical audience at a Section meeting. Papers accepted would be considered for publication in the JRSM. Abstracts should be sent of a maximum 300 words.
Abstracts should be sent by 5pm on the submission deadline
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: ophthalmology@rsm.ac.uk
Ophthalmology Section Travelling Fellowships
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: Total fund available £1000, each prize will be between £500 and £1000
Open To: British based Ophthalmologists travelling abroad and foreign Ophthalmologists travelling to the UK
Travelling fellowships are offered for British-based ophthalmologists travelling abroad to further the study or advancement of ophthalmology or for foreign ophthalmologists visiting the UK for the same purpose. Applications are considered twice a year, in December and in May.
Travelling Fellows may be required by the Council of the Section to lecture at a meeting of the Section on their experiences during the period of the award.
Download application form [Word 128k]
Email: ophthalmology@rsm.ac.uk
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Section short paper prize
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 16 May 2012
Prize: £100
Open To: All trainees in relevant specialties
Papers should be a case report on the topic of 'Innovative approaches to the management of facial deformity'
Abstracts should be no more than 200 words (excluding title and authors) and should clearly state the title of paper; names of authors and affiliations. The best abstracts will be chosen for presentation at the meeting on 16 May 2012.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: omfs@rsm.ac.uk
Orthopaedics Section President's Prize Papers
Submission Deadline: 16 May 2012
Meeting Date: 11 July 2012
Prize: Clinical paper prize: 1st £300.00, 2nd £200.00
Open To: Orthopaedic Students and Trainees
Papers describing original work will be judged by a small panel including the President. Abstracts of no more than 200 words should be submitted.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: orthopaedics@rsm.ac.uk
Otology Section ENTEX Short Papers 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: £1000. The winners will receive the ENTEX Short Papers Prize to be used in support of travel to centres of otology overseas
Open To: Registrars and Consultants within 2 years of appointment.
Abstracts should be submitted on one side of A4 paper. Submissions must include consenting signatures of all authors. Short listed participants will be asked to present their abstract at the Short Papers meeting.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: otology@rsm.ac.uk
Otology Section Norman Gamble Grant
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £1500
Open To: British citizens, both lay and medical
Grant in aid of research in Otology may be given to:
1. To persons who apply for a grant in order that they may carry out a specific piece of work.
2. To selected workers chosen by the sub-committee of award to carry out certain specified work of its selection.
Applications for the Grant should submit:
a) A short CV, including previous research experience
b) A grant application on not more than two A4 sides of paper, including a statement as to whether the grant is for a specific purchase (eg. Equipment or staff time) or to support the general expenses of a research worker.
Download application form [Word 128k]
Email: otology@rsm.ac.uk
Otology Section temporal bone competition
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 26 June 2012
Prize: A place on the 2013 Cambridge Advance Otology course (normally costing £1000). Sponsored by Medtronic
Open To: All Trainees
The aim of the competition is to provide an opportunity to practice temporal bone dissection in preparation for the FRCS clinical exam. Participants have a half day sitting in which they are asked to carry out set dissections. Drilling techniques and progress through dissections are critiqued by experts in the field of otology. Trainees will be asked questions during the dissection in order to simulate the temporal bone drilling station in the FRCS examination.
The competition is FREE to all RSM members and this year has been opened up to non-RSM members at a cost of £150. There are places for 10 participants. Although priority is given to those that are approaching the FRCS exam, the competition is open to trainees at all stages.
In order to register an interest in the competition, please download and complete the application form and return it to Philip Clamp at pjclamp@doctors.net.uk
For more information please contact the coordinator
Email: otology@rsm.ac.uk
Otology Section Training Scholarships
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: Upto £1,000
Open To: Trainees of the Section of Otology
Applicants are expected to forward a covering letter (of up to 2 A4 pages) to include the costs of the centre to be visited, a current CV (of no more than 2 pages in length) and a reference from their Training Programme Director. A sub-committee will consider applications received.
Download application form [Word 128k]
Email: otology@rsm.ac.uk
Otology Section Travel Grants
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: On each application
Open To: Trainees of the Section of Otology and Specialist Registrars who live more than 50 miles from the RSM
Travel grant to attend RSM meetings. Applicants should submit a letter of no more than 2 A4 pages in length detailing their expenses and which meeting they would like to attend and why. Applications will be accepted up to 2 weeks before each Section meeting.
Download application form [Word 128k]
Email: otology@rsm.ac.uk
Paediatrics & Child Health Alex Russell 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: 2 Prizes Best oral presentation £150.00
the best poster presentation £100.00
Open To: Trainees in paediatric or adolescent endocrinology
A case summary on the topic of paediatric or adolescent endocrinology, no longer than two A4 sides of paper with the title of the presentation, the name of the person presenting the paper, the names of the authors, and the hospital clearly marked.
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 127k]
Email: paediatrics@rsm.ac.uk
Paediatrics & Child Health Section Sam Tucker Fellowship
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 1 October 2012
Prize: The Paediatrics & Child Health section will finance RSM Young Fellows' membership fees for a period of up to 6 years for individuals with an academic record of achievement.
A maximum of 2 Fellowships will be awarded each year.
The successful candidate(s) will become Members of Council of the section for the year that they are first appointed. They will be expected to attend council meetings and submit a paper at 1 meeting (either an RSM meeting or meeting approved by the section) every 2 years.
Open To: Individuals for whom less than ten years have elapsed since they obtained their primary medical qualification.
Doctors who can demonstrate firm evidence of a commitment to a career in Paediatrics and Child Health e.g. RCPCH or senior position on ST programme and an academic record
Candidates must be proposed by a section member. Any trainee not having a proposer could approach the RCPCH/RSM in that regard.
You do not need to fill out an application form. Please send a copy of your CV and covering letter to the Co-ordinator. All submissions must be sent electronically in MS Word format.
For more information please contact the coordinator
Email: paediatrics@rsm.ac.uk
Paediatrics & Child Health Section Trainees Tim David Prize
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 19 June 2012
Prize: First prize: £150.00, one year's subscription to the RSM (worth up to around £200.00) and membership of the Council of the Section of Paediatrics & Child Health for one year. There will also be a second prize of £100.00
Open To: Paediatric trainees
A case summary on your chosen topic should be submitted on two A4 sides of paper.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: paediatrics@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.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: palliative@rsm.ac.uk
Pathology Section Presidents' 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: 1st: £500, 2nd: £250
Open To: Junior pathologists and young scientists in the field of pathology (not above Senior Registrar, Grade B Clinical Scientists or equivalent grade) who are members of the Section or who are sponsored by a member of the Section
Abstracts (not exceeding 250 words) along with a supporting letter from the sponsor should be submitted.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: pathology@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: tba
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.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: pathology@rsm.ac.uk
Psychiatry Section Mental Health Foundation 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: £750 and £100
Open To: Open to all psychiatrists in accredited training or research posts in the UK at the time of publication
This prize is to be awarded for the most outstanding published paper reporting original research work by the principal author in the last year.
Entries should consist of a full copy of the published article or the article and letter of acceptance from the publisher and the applicant's C.V. with a covering letter explaining, in their own words, the significance of the publication.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: psychiatry@rsm.ac.uk
Quality in Healthcare Section Quality Improvement Travelling Fellowship
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 26 June 2012
Prize: £1500 to enable the recipient to travel internationally to a host organisation as organised by the Council. This year we are offering a split two-week attachment to South Africa that will be spent at COHSASA in Cape Town and The Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine in Durban.
The winner will be invited to return at the 2012 Pioneer lecture to present their perspectives on their fellowship.
Open To: Anyone working in healthcare in the UK: There is no requirement to be a member of any particular profession or organisation
Applicants are asked to provide a curriculum vitae which highlights their work on or contribution to quality improvement, and a statement of up to 600 words outlining how they would propose to use the travel fellowship to further both their own personal development and their work on and contribution to quality improvement in the UK.
The recipient will be encouraged to write a paper for a suitable journal which draws on his or her experiences and shares the learning he/she has gained with a wider audience.
The ideal candidate will have specific interests in quality in health care and will be able to clearly benefit from understanding quality improvement in the South African health system.
During the two weeks the fellow will be participating in the educational activities of the centre and will be a part of accreditation survey/s in South African hospital/s.
Download application form [Word 128k]
Email: quality@rsm.ac.uk
Radiology Section Finzi 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: 1st: £600, 2nd £300 and 3rd £150.
Open To: All SpRs Radiologists and Radiotherapists training in the UK and Northern Ireland with a limit of one paper from each hospital.
Applicants are invited to submit an abstract of their work, which must be no longer than 250 words in length. Short-listed applicants will be invited to give a 10-minute presentation of their work at an RSM Radiology Section meeting.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: radiology@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.
Download application form [Word 128k]
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.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: respiratory@rsm.ac.uk
Rheumatology & Rehabilitation Section Barbara Ansell 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: 1st: £200, 2nd: £100
Open To: Rheumatology Specialist Registrars and Research Fellows
Subject matter may include case series, or individual case reports and should be no more than 300 words in length (excluding title and affiliations).
Up to 4 abstracts will be selected, each for a 15 minute presentation.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: rheumatology@rsm.ac.uk
Rheumatology & Rehabilitation Section Eric Bywaters 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: £200
Open To: Rheumatology Specialist Registrars and Research Fellows
Up to four of the best abstracts will be selected for a ten-minute oral presentation with an additional five minutes for discussion.
The abstract should be no more than 300 words relating to the subject of clinical or laboratory research.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: rheumatology@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: tba
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. 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.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: students@rsm.ac.uk
Surgery Section Adrian Tanner Prize
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 15 June 2012
Prize: £250
Open To: All surgical trainees
Clinical case reports should be submitted for this prize. Short listed candidates will be expected to present their papers at the President's Day in London on 15 June 2012.
The report should indicate the multidisciplinary nature of the care of a surgical patient and should not be more than 500 words with a maximum of 5 references.
Abstracts previously presented at another meeting should be declared. Please note the deadline is 5pm, Friday 20 April 2012.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: surgery@rsm.ac.uk
Surgery Section John Dawson Medical 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: £250
Open To: Medical students
Candidates should submit case reports in the form of an abstract of no more than 500 words. Abstracts are short listed and the best presentation is awarded the prize and will be required to present their paper at the annual President's Day in June or another meeting of the Section's choosing.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: surgery@rsm.ac.uk
Surgery Section MIA 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
Open To: Surgical registrars
Please submit laboratory based research papers. Abstracts are short listed and the best presentation is awarded the prize.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: surgery@rsm.ac.uk
Surgery Section Norman Tanner Prize and Glaxo Travelling Fellowship
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 plus the Norman Tanner Medal. Runner up - £250 Glaxo Travelling Fellowship
Open To: Surgeons in training
Please submit clinically oriented papers. Abstracts are short listed and the best presentation is awarded the Norman Tanner medal plus prize money. The runner-up will receive the Glaxo Travelling Fellowship of £250.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: surgery@rsm.ac.uk
Trainees' Committee The John Glyn Trainees' Prize
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 17 July 2012
Prize: £300
Open To: Trainees from any hospital or primary care specialty
Abstracts must be of no more than 200 words including Objective, Method, Results, Discussion and Conclusion. All submissions must be submitted via email in MS Word format. Applicants must be the primary authors of the original project. Successful applicants will present a poster or oral presentation.
Full names must be submitted by all co-authors of the paper
A previous relevant presentation at a recent scientific meeting/ publication of this abstract shall not inevitably preclude the entrant'(s) but must be declared"
SUBMISSION REGULATIONS
I. The John Glyn Prize is awarded for an audit project undertaken during training. Entries are welcomed from trainees from any Medical, Dental, Veterinary, hospital or primary care specialty (under the age of 40). Entries accepted will be from trainees within the tenth anniversary of the date of their primary professional qualification. We welcome entries from non-RSM trainees
II. We reserve the right to extend the submission deadline to a later date should the necessity arise
III. Entrants must indicate a 'principal' author on their initial submission form who must be the presenter of the work if the entry is successful. Principal authors must have done at least 50% of the work.
IV. Abstracts of no more than 200 words including Objective, Method, Results, Discussion and Conclusion must be submitted. More than one abstract per 'principal' author is allowed
V. All submissions must be the original work of the authors. A previous relevant presentation at a recent scientific meeting/ publication of this abstract shall not necessarily preclude the entrant(s) but must be declared
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: trainees@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.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: trainees@rsm.ac.uk
United Services Section Colt Foundation 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: 1st: £200, 2nd: £100 (x5)
Open To: Serving military Medical Officers of a training grade in general practice, a hospital or other specialty and are Fellows of the RSM
Submissions must be in the form of an abstract which should identify the author(s), unit or affiliation and the title of the presentation. The substance of the abstract (max 250 words) should reflect the principal sections of the proposed presentation ie: background, hypothesis, materials and methods, results and discussion. Abstracts must be typed in English in double line spacing using 12 point font size. Electronic submissions by email only.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: united.services@rsm.ac.uk
Urology Section Professor Geoffrey D Chisholm CBE Communication Prize
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 18 May 2012
Prize: First prize of a fully funded RSM travelling fellowship to the Urology Section's overseas winter scientific meeting in the next academic session. The winners name will also be engraved on a silver jug specially commissioned by Mrs Angela Chisholm, Geoffrey Chisholm's widow and held for one year by the winner. A presentation of personalised silver paper knife will also be awarded at the Presidential Address in October. Runner up prizes of a bursary towards the RSM overseas winter scientific meeting in the next academic session.
Open To: Members of the Urology Section currently in urological training
The Geoffrey Chisholm Communication Prize is awarded in memory of Geoffrey Chisholm who was elected President of the Section but who was prevented by illness from taking up the post.
The Section of Urology invites abstracts, limited to no more than 200 words, which are to be presented by Members of the Section, for this prestigious award.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: urology@rsm.ac.uk
Urology Section spring short papers 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: The best paper wins a fully funded RSM travelling fellowship to the Urology Section's overseas winter scientific meeting in the next academic session. Runner up prizes of a bursary towards the RSM overseas winter scientific meeting in the next academic session.
Open To: Urological trainees
Abstracts should be the applicant's own work, and must not be longer than 200 words in length. All subjects will be considered.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: urology@rsm.ac.uk
Urology Section winter short papers 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: The best paper wins a fully funded RSM travelling fellowship to the Urology Section's overseas winter scientific meeting. Runner up prizes of a bursary towards the RSM overseas winter scientific meeting in the next academic session.
Open To: Urological trainees
This award is sponsored by the Malcolm Coptcoat Memorial Trust. The Section of Urology invites urological trainees to submit abstracts for this meeting. Abstracts should be the applicant's own work, and must not be longer than 200 words in length. All subjects will be considered.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: urology@rsm.ac.uk
Venous Forum prize (Vascular Society)
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: Non consultants
For more information please go to http://www.annualmeeting.vascularsociety.org.uk
or contact:
Vascular Society Office
at: The Royal College of Surgeons of England
35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3PE
Tel: 020 7973 0306
Fax:020 7430 9235
Chief Executive: Jeanette Robey
Email: jeanette@vascularsociety.org.uk
For more information please contact the coordinator
Email: venous@rsm.ac.uk
Venous Forum PUMP Priming Grant
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: TBA
Open To: Trainee/specialists under 40 years of age at time of application
To apply, the candidate needs to supply:
a) Up to a 1000 word application outlining the research costs and aim of the potential benefit of the research to the phlebology and endovenous world.
b) Curriculum Vitae.
c) Letter from their Head of Department and/or a senior colleague/specialist, supporting the application.
d) Completed RSM bursary form.
The successful candidate will be announced during the Annual Spring meeting of the Venous Forum in April 2012. The winner will be expected to attend the 2013 Spring meeting and present their work in a 10 minute presentation.
Download application form [Word 128k]
Email: venous@rsm.ac.uk
Venous Forum Spring meeting 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: Oral: 1st: £250; 2nd: £200; 3rd: £150
Poster: £200
Open To: Non Consultants
Abstracts should be structured (Aims, Methods, Results, Conclusions) and be a maximum 250 words.
PLEASE INDICATE: ORAL / POSTER / EITHER. Posters will be presented in a new session and all accepted abstracts will be published in PHLEBOLOGY. Please submit with the RSM abstract form.
Posters will be presented in an exhibition at the Annual Spring meeting 2012 and all accepted abstracts will be published in PHLEBOLOGY. The successful candidate will present at the Annual Spring meeting 2012.
Download application form [Word 127k]
Email: venous@rsm.ac.uk
Venous Forum Travelling Fellowship
Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: TBA
Open To: All trainees
To apply, the candidate needs to supply:
a) Up to a 1000 word application outlining the trip, costs and aim of the potential benefit of their subsequent professional development.
b) Curriculum Vitae.
c) Letter from their Head of Department and/or a senior colleague/specialist supporting their application.
d) Letter accepting the candidate in the centre/centres to be visited.
e) Completed RSM bursary form.
The successful candidate will be announced during the Annual Spring meeting of the Venous Forum in April 2012. The winner will be expected to attend the 2013 Spring meeting and present their work in a 10 minute presentation.
Download application form [Word 128k]
Email: venous@rsm.ac.uk
Wesleyan Assurance RSM Trainee of the year award
Submission Deadline: 1 September 2012
Meeting Date: 29 November 2012
Prize: 1st - £3000 plus year's RSM Membership
2nd - £1000 plus year's RSM Membership
3rd - £500 plus year's RSM Membership
Open To: Automatic entrance to all those who win first prize in any of the RSM's prizes from October 2011 to September 2012. All Sections may put in one entry to the Wesleyan Assurance prize. If the Section only has one trainee prize then this can go through automatically, unless the Section prefers not to put the prize winner forward. Sections that hold more than one trainee prize will be asked to put forward one entry only.
All entrants will be required to produce a structured abstract of 500 words. This must include a short paragraph explaining the specialty area.
The abstracts will be judged on:
Originality
Clinical importance
Scientific content
Clarity of presentation
A prize meeting will be held with 6 presentations. The presenters will be asked to dedicate time at the beginning of the presentation to explain the specialty area and equate a general, medical audience with any specific terms. The judges will mark the presenters on their ability to present to a non-specialist audience.
All submissions must be sent electronically in MS Word format.
The judges will include:
The Dean (Chair) and Associate Dean
The Chairman of the Academic Board and the Chairman Elect (or Vice Chairman)
Two Section Representatives
For more information please contact the coordinator
Email: trainees@rsm.ac.uk
