London Division Competitions and Bursaries
London Division Medical Students' Research Prize
The London Division has established a prize
for the best research project and the best essay conducted by a
medical undergraduate in the London Division. This should
describe a research project in psychiatry where the student has
made a significant contribution. The topic should ideally be
agreed with a psychiatric tutor or with the head of the Department
of Psychiatry.
Prize: £250
Frequency: Annually
Eligible: Medical
undergraduates currently in the London Division area
Where presented:
Divisional Academic Meeting
Regulations:
- The manuscript should be no longer than 10,000 words, which
should include all references, acknowledgements and
appendices and be written in the format normally associated
with research articles published in the academic press.
- The manuscript should also include an abstract of no more than
200 words written in jargon-free language that can be understood by
a lay person.
- The topic should be agreed with a psychiatric tutor or with the
head of the Department of Psychiatry.
- The essay should be produced as a word document and should
include your postal address.
- The London Division Committee will appoint a minimum of three
examiners to judge the entries.
- Submissions should be made electronically to Susan
Halliwell-Bass London Division Manager
- Only one submission per candidate will be accepted.
Closing Date: 17:00 hrs, 1
May each year
Prize winners 2012
The winner of the London Division Research Prize 2012 was Celia
Shiles for her work entitled:
Is there a significant interaction between life adversity and the
brain derived neurotrophic factor gene in mood
disorders?
Noa Keren received a Highly Commended for work entitled:
The Role of Inhibitory Control and Social Cognition in a
Naturalistic Theory of Mind Test
Prize Winners 2011
The winner of the London Division
Research Prize 2011 was Lauren Waterman for her work entitled:
Does medical school lead students to repeatedly visit the
doctor with concerns about having serious health problems: A
cross-sectional study of 'Medical Student Syndrome'
Peter McCann received a Highly Commended for work entitled:
Amygdala Reactivity to SAD Faces Modulated by 5-HTTLPR Genotype
and Major Depressive Disorder.
Prize Winners 2010
The winner of the London Division Research Prize 2010 was
Jennifer Powell for work entitled: Is there a relationship
between glycaemic control and cognitive function in adults with
newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus? A cross-sectional
study
Seeta Seetharaman received a Highly Commended for work
entitled: Examining the impact of the swine flu outbreak on
patients under specialist mental health care.
Prize Winners 2009
The winner of the London Division Research Prize 2009 was Nisha
Mehta for work entitled: 'Public attitudes towards people with
mental health issues in England and Scotland, 1994-2003
London Division Medical Students Essay Prize
The Medical Students' Essay Prize has been set
up by the London Division for all medical undergraduates in the
London area.
This can be on any topic related to
Psychiatry. Applicants might like to consider a literature
review, an essay written as a debate on a topical issue in
psychiatry, a description of a significant experience in psychiatry
whilst at medical school etc. The topic should ideally be
agreed with a psychiatric tutor or the Head of the Department of
Psychiatry.
Prize: £250
Frequency: Annually
Eligible: Medical
undergraduates who are currently in a Medical School in London
Where presented:
Divisional Academic Meeting
Regulations:
- Eligible students are invited to submit an
original essay of up to 10,000 words, which should include all
references, acknowledgments and appendices on an aspect of their
choice.
- The essay should be supported by a review of
relevant literature and should be the candidates own
work.
- The topic should ideally be agreed with a
psychiatric tutor or the head of the Department of Psychiatry.
- The essay should be produced as a word
docuemtn and should include your postal address.
- The London Division Executive Committee will
appoint a minimum of three examiners to judge the entries.
- Submissions should be made electronically to
Susan
Halliwell-Bass, London Division Manager.
- Only one submission per candidate will be
accepted.
Closing Date: 17:00hrs, 1 May
each year
Prize Winners 2012
The winner of the London Division Essay Prize
2012 was Marcus Wade for his work entitled:
Does Smoking Cannabis Increase the Risk of Developing
Schizophrenia?
Eleri Clissold received a Highly Commended for
work entitled:
Suffering in Silence - Psychiatric co-morbidities in autistic
spectrum disorders.
Prize Winners 2011
Shawki El-Ghazali won the Essay Competition for his work
entitled The Cage
A Highly Commended was not awarded.
Prize Winners 2010
The winner of the London Division Essay Prize 2010 was Charles
Le Grice for work entitled: A review of recent literature on
violence post-deployment in armed forces personnel.
Lydia Dimitry received a Highly Commended for work
entitled: The mental health of children and adolescents in
armed conflict areas in the middle east.
Prize Winners 2009
The winner of the London Division Essay Prize 2009 was Joanne Li
Shen Ooi for her essay entitled: How loud is the unquiet mind