PRIZES
Section of Eating Disorders Poster
Prize
This prize has been established by the Eating
Disorders Section for the best poster presentation at its Annual
Meeting by a psychiatric trainee. The Section wishes to
encourage interest in Eating Disorders psychiatry and research in
the specialism.
Previous winning posters
Prize: £250
Frequency: Annually
Eligible: Psychiatric
trainees CT1-3 and ST4-6, as well as comparable European
colleagues. Presentations specifically invited by the Section
and work funded by the Section is NOT eligible.
Where presented: Section
Annual Meeting, usually held in November each year.
Regulations:
I. This prize will
be awarded on the basis of originality and the relevance of eating
disorders in the poster presentation.
II.
Information on submitting posters for presentation at the Annual
Meeting will be posted each year on the College
website. Please note that posters are NOT automatically
entered for the prize. If you are submitting a poster and
want to be considered for the prize, please make it clear in your
accompanying message.
III. The prizewinner
will be expected to provide a summary article for the Section
Newsletter and the full text of their poster presentation for
inclusion on the Section webpages.
IV. The judging
panel will consist of the Chair and two other members of the
Section Executive Committee.
Closing date: 7
September each year
Submissions to:
Centre for Advanced Learning and Conference (CALC)
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7977 6659 Email:
calc@rcpsych.ac.uk
BURSARIES
Bursaries to attend Section Annual
Meeting
Applications are invited for bursaries to
attend the Eating Disorders Section Annual Meeting.
Each bursary includes up to £50 towards travel
expenses and free registration at the
Eating Disorders Section Annual Meeting, which is usually held
in November each year.
The following bursaries are available each
year:
- Two for medical students
- One for Foundation Year doctors (FY1-2)
- One for core psychiatric trainees
(CT1-3)
- One for advanced psychiatric trainees
(ST4-6)
Closing date: 1 September
each year
Regulations:
Applicants should send a brief CV (no longer
than 1 side of A4) by email to Section’s Finance Officer with a
covering letter, stating in no more than 200 words why you would
like to attend the meeting and how you will disseminate your
learning. Please state clearly which of the bursaries you are
applying for (ie whether you are a medical student, foundation year
doctor, core trainee or higher trainee).
Submissions to: Finance
Officer, Section of Eating Disorders by email
College contact: Lauren
Wright, Committee Manager Tel: 020 7235 2351 ext 6284
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