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list: essay competitions

for medical students

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Demystified: Essay Competitions

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How To Build Your CV in Medical School

1. Royal Society of Medicine

https://www.rsm.ac.uk/prizes-and-awards/prizes-for-students/

 

2. Medical Women’s Federation
http://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/advice-support/grants-prizes

 

3. Royal College of Emergency Medicine

https://rcem.ac.uk/awards-for-quality-in-emergency-medicine/

 

4. Student and Foundation Doctors in Otolaryngology
http://sfo.entuk.org/undergraduate-prize

 

5. British Geriatric Society

https://www.bgs.org.uk/grants-and-prizes

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6. British Orthopaedic Association
https://www.boa.ac.uk/training-education/medical-student-essay-prize/

 

7. British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine

https://www.bsrm.org.uk/members/prizes-bursaries

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8. British Society for Haematology
https://b-s-h.org.uk/education/students/

 

9. Royal College of Radiologists in Training
https://www.thesrt.co.uk/students/medical-student-essay-competition/

 

10. Royal College of Pathologists
https://www.rcpath.org/discover-pathology/competitions/undergraduate-essay-prize.html

 

11. Royal College of Psychiatrists
https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/become-a-psychiatrist/med-students/awards-prizes-and-bursaries

 

12. British Association of Dermatologists
http://www.bad.org.uk/healthcare-professionals/education/medical-students/undergraduate-awards

 

13. British Society of Neuroradiologists

https://bsnr.org.uk/academic/undergrad/

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14. BMA Writing Competition (must be a BMA member to enter)
https://www.bma.org.uk/news/writing-competition

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