Prizes, Competitions and Bursaries

International Congress 2012 - Medical Student Bursary

The Thomas Bakewell Essay Prize

The Division has established an essay prize, The Thomas Bakewell Prize, for medical students studying within the West Midlands. If you require further information about this prize please contact scorfield@rcpsych.ac.uk                       

 

Year Winner Title
2012 Miss Victoria Silverwood Early Intervention in psychiatry matters
2011

Miss Rebecca Ewers

(joint 1st)

Discuss the presentation and management of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) across the lifespan
2011

Miss Victoria Silverwood (joint 1st)

Discuss the presentation and management of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) across the lifespan
2010 Dr Adrian Hayes Discuss the contribution of neuropsychiatry to the understanding and treatment of mental illness both in the present and in the future

2009

Mr R Elledge Critically discuss changes in understanding and management of Depressive Disorder over the last 60 years
2008 Mr P Young 'Mens Sana in Corpore Sano’
Discuss the relationship between Mental and Physical Health and Mental and Physical Illness
2007 Miss R Riasat Mental Illness and the Media

The Clinical Audit Prize

A Clinical Audit Prize, open to trainees (below the level of ST4) and specialty grade doctors working in psychiatry will be presented annually at the Winter Divisional Meeting. Entrants are invited to submit a description of a clinical audit in which they have played a significant contribution. If you require further information about this prize please contact scorfield@rcpsych.ac.uk.                        

 

Year Winner Title
2011 Dr Mandip Jheeta

Allergy recording on inpatient drug charts in Birmingham and Solihull

2010 Dr H Uppal Audit investigating diagnosis and management of patients with ADHD in North Warwickshire
2009 Dr C Shields Discharge summaries in an acute adult psychiatric setting – audit and reaudit
2008 Dr V Ramakrishna, Dr N Cheema & Dr A Hussain Clinical audit on the range of family of interventions offered to patients with schizophrenia
2007 Dr A Orchard Comparing current practice of investigating suspected dementia with NICE guidelines
2006 Dr A Kumar & Dr A Singhal Assessment of mental capacity among psychiatric inpatients
2005 Dr S Metcalfe & Dr E Turner Improving partnerships by improving information sharing

The Research Presentation Prize

A Research Presentation Prize, open to all psychiatric trainees and first year consultants will be awarded annually at the Spring Divisional Meeting. Research should be original and entrants should have made a major contribution to it. If you require further information about this prize please contact scorfield@rcpsych.ac.uk.                        
 
Year Winner Title
2012 Dr J Jankovic Family Caregivers' Experiences of Involuntary Psychiatric Hospital Admissions of Their Relatives - a Qualitative Study
2011 Dr R Siddiquee The Decline in the use of Electro-Compulsive Therapy (ECT) in the United Kingdom
2010 Dr James Reed Knowledge of the mental health act amongst higher trainees
2009 Dr C Thompson A survey of GP attitudes towards psychiatry and the teaching of undergraduate psychiatry
2008 Dr S O Ahmed & Dr T M Hassan Attitudes of doctors in the event of them becoming mentally ill
2007 Dr L Sood Dementia Classification using a Neural Network and the Rating Scale Enhancement Conjecture
2006 Not awarded  -
2005 Dr R Rowe

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