West Midlands prizes and competitions
Research Prize
Eligibility and criteria
Each year the West Midlands Division runs a Research Prize for Foundation Doctors, Psychiatric Trainees, SAS Doctors and consultant psychiatrists in their first year of employment working within the West Midlands region.
The winner will receive a £100 prize and chance to present their project at the Spring/Summer Conference.
The research should be original and entrants should have made a major contribution to it.
The abstract should include a 300 word summary setting out the background to the research, the work involved and the outcome, and be accompanied by a letter confirming their participation from either their tutor or consultant supervisor.
Each entry must include:
- an abstract
- a letter confirming their participation from either their tutor or consultant supervisor
- Birmingham
- Black Country
- Staffordshire
- Shropshire
- Warwickshire
- Herefordshire
- Worcestershire
You must enter your correct and current grade on the and the work must be completed whilst studying or working in the West Midlands Division.
The research should be original and entrants should have made a major contribution to it.
Three short-listed entrants will be expected to present their work at the spring/summer conference where a prize will be awarded to the best presentation as decided by a panel of three judges constituted by the West Midlands Executive Committee.
Clinical Audit/QI Prize
Eligibility and criteria
Each year the West Midlands Division runs a Clinical Research/ Quality Improvement Prize for Foundation Doctors, Psychiatric Trainees, SAS Doctors and consultant psychiatrists in their first year of employment working within the West Midlands region.
The winner will receive complimentary attendance to the West Midlands Division Winter Conference to present their audit. The winner will be presented with a £100 prize and certificate.
Entrants should have made a significant contribution to the audit / quality improvement project at conception and implementation phases, and the study should have begun not more than two years before submitting for the prize. It may be conducted by an individual alone, but consideration will be given to a multi-disciplinary audit.
The description should comprise a 1500-2000 word summary setting out the background to the project, the work involved and the outcome, and be accompanied by a letter confirming their participation from either their tutor or consultant supervisor.
West Midlands Clinical Audit/ QI Prize Regulations 2022 (PDF)
Entrants are invited to submit a description of a completed clinical audit to which they have made a significant contribution. The audit must be a completed cycle rather than a preliminary standing setting investigation or a simple descriptive study.
Each entry must include:
- Descriptive study
- A letter confirming their participation from either their tutor or consultant supervisor.
Once you are sure all information is correct, please email your entry to westmidlands@rcpsych.ac.uk.
Our staff team will confirm receipt of your entry and provide you with further information.
To enter this competition, you must be based in the West Midlands Division which covers the following regions:
- Birmingham
- Black Country
- Staffordshire
- Shropshire
- Warwickshire
- Herefordshire
- Worcestershire
Please note: if you are based outside this area your entry will not be accepted.
You must be available to attend the West Midlands winter conference (date to be confirmed).
You must enter your correct and current grade and the work must be completed whilst studying or working in the West Midlands Division.
Any entries submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.
Please find the full regulations online.
There will be £100 prize money awarded to the winner as well as a certificate of merit.
The winner will also have chance to present their project at the West Midlands winter conference.
You will be contacted after the event with information on payment of the prize fund.
If you have any questions regarding the competition or the conference please get in touch with the West Midlands Division team by emailing westmidlands@rcpsych.ac.uk.