Prizes and Essays

South Eastern Division John S Lyon Memorial Prize - Poster

The Executive Committee of the South Eastern Division invites submissions for poster presentations at their Spring Meeting on the 30^th May 2012.

The posters can be on new research, audit, literature reviews or other matters of clinical significance.

Submissions should be in the form of an abstract of no more than 400 words and submitted by email before 30^th April 2012.

Applicants will be informed whether they have been accepted or not by 11^th May 2012.

The winner will be awarded a Prize of £100 with presentation made by the Chair of the Division, Dr Phil Davison, on the day of the Academic Meeting.

INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PREPARATION OF ABSTRACTS:

1.    Abstracts should be typed single spaced, font size 10 in Word format using standard text, or text-only format. Apple Mac documents cannot be accepted. Hand-written abstracts will not be accepted.

2.    The title should be in bold, followed by the full name(s) of the author and all co-authors,

including titles s(e.g. Dr) and their affiliations.

3.    The title must contain no abbreviations.

4.    The abstract must be no more than 400 words.

5.    Where relevant, submissions should clearly state the aims, methods and results of the study.

6.    Bibliographic references, tables and appendices are not included in the abstract.

7.    Please make sure you check all spellings carefully.

HOW TO SEND ABSTRACTS:

1. Email your abstract to bfrancis@rcpsych.ac.uk with the subject reference ‘YOUR NAME- SOUTH EASTERN DIVISION ABSTRACT 2012’.
2. Attach your abstract as a Word document.
3. Include the following information in your email message:

•    Title of the presentation
•     Name of main presenting author
•     Membership number (if applicable)
•     E mail address
•     Postal address
•     Daytime telephone number
•     Name of author’s work organisation

For any further queries, please contact Beverley Francis, Tel: 020 7977 6651, Fax: 020 7481 4842 bfrancis@rcpsych.ac.uk

CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 30^th April 2012

South Eastern Division Medical Student Essay Prize

The South Eastern Division has established this prize in order to raise the profile of the Division and to encourage medical students to pursue further study and professional training in Psychiatry.

Prize:  £50.00

Frequency:  Annually

Eligible:  All medical students training in Medical Schools located within the South Eastern Region

Where Presented:  Autumn Academic Meeting of South Eastern Division

Regulations:

1. Eligible students are invited to submit an original essay of up to 5000 words on any aspect of psychiatry.  The essay should be illustrated by a clinical example from medical or psychiatric practice relevant to mental health and should discuss how the student’s training and awareness has been influenced as a result.  The essay should demonstrate an understanding of the Mental Health issues pertinent to the clinical problem and should include a discussion of the effects and consequences of the condition for the individual, their family and the wider healthcare system.
2. The essay should be supported by a review of relevant literature and should be the candidate’s own work.
3. Submissions should be sent in triplicate.  The essays will be judged by a panel of three South Eastern Division Executive Members.  Criteria for judging merit will include: clarity of expression, understanding of the literature and evidence, cogency of argument and the overall ability to convey enthusiasm and originality.  The Division reserves the right not to award the prize if no entry reaching the agreed minimum standard is received.
4. The prize will be circulated annually to the Deans and Mental Health Leads” of local Medical Schools.
5. The South Eastern Division will provide a subsidised place for the prizewinners at the Autumn Academic Meeting.  The prizewinners will be required to provide an edited version of their essays for possible publication in the South Eastern Division eNewsletter.

Closing date:  31 August 2012

Submissions via email to:        

Dr John Crichton – Academic Secretary

C/O Beverley Francis, Eastern & South Eastern Divisions Manager,

Email: bfrancis@rcpsych.ac.uk   Tel: 020 7977 6651