Myelopathy.org Medical Student prizes
The annual national medical student prizes are open to all students studying medicine at a university in the United Kingdom. Both prizes will be judged by the trustees of Myelopathy.org. Winners and runners up will be presented with an official certificate for their portfolios in addition to the prizes detailed below.
Myelopathy.org Essay Prize
The essay prize is awarded annually for the best essay in one of three titles.A student may only submit one essay each year.
Essays should not exceed 1500 words submitted as a word document.
The titles for 2019 are:
1. What does the future hold for neurosurgery and how will research help shape this?
2. How can quality of life of degenerative cervical myelopathy patients be improved?
3. Discuss how synthetic biology might influence the future of neurosurgery.
Myelopathy.org Medical Student prizes
The winner will receive a copy of the Eureka Neurology and Neurosurgery textbook, A Doctor’s Guide to Critical Appraisal textbook and a copy of Pastest Data Interpretation for Medical Students which will be issued directly from the society,
In addition they will be awarded access to Doctor’s Academy Doctor Exams revision bank or a Doctor’s Academy e-book of their choice.
The runner up will receive a 3-month subscription to Pastest Medical Finals.
All entries should be submitted to studentsocietyofmyelopathy@gmail.com
closing date is April 30th, 2019.
Event 2
Title : From Benchside to Bedside: Life as an Academic Clinician
Date & Time : 25th February 2019 ( Monday), 17.30 - 18.30 hours
Venue : Lecture Theatre 2, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge
Places Available: 60
Faculty :
Dr Mark Kotter, Honorary Consultant Neursurgeon and Clinician Scientist
Dr Mark Kotter who will share his insight into balancing benchside and bedside in what promises to be an inspiring talk.
Description :
This will be followed by the opportunity for delegates to interact in an open forum posing questions to Dr Kotter and participating in discussion.
Target Audience : Medical students and Junior doctors
Link to registration : https://www.facebook.com/events/699274047141341/
Event 3
Title : Sports Medicine: Stories from the UK F1 Chief Medical Officer
Date & Time : 8th March 2019 ( Friday), 17.00 - 18.00 hours
Venue : Lecture Theatre 2, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge
Places Available: 60
Faculty :
Professor Peter Hutchinson, Professor of Neurosurgery
Alongside his neurosurgical work, Professor Hutchinson is Chief Medical Officer for the Formula One British Grand Prix. Professor Hutchinson will share his experiences of his time working in motorsport medicine.
Description :
This will be followed by the opportunity for delegates to interact in an open forum posing questions to Professor Hutchinson and participating in discussion.
Target Audience : Medical students and Junior doctors
Link to registration : https://www.facebook.com/events/380047429460803/
Event 4
Title : Traumatic Brain Injury
Date & Time : 14th March 2019 ( Thursday), 1800 - 1900 hours
Venue : Lecture Theatre 2, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge
Places Available: 60
Faculty :
Mr Adel Helmy, Honorary Consultant Neurosurgeon and University Lecturer
Mr Helmy’s main research interest is traumatic brain injury (TBI), with a focus on the innate inflammatory response following TBI and multi-modality monitoring as a means of refining and personalising treatments for patients. Mr Helmey will discuss the impacts of brain injury and Neuroinflammation.
Description :
This will be followed by the opportunity for delegates to interact in an open forum posing questions to Mr Helmy and participating in discussion.
Target Audience : Medical students and Junior doctors
Link to registration : https://www.facebook.com/events/1958645864431889/