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Medical Student Essay Award

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Created to honor outstanding academic promise

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Submission by student to annual essay contest

Award Benefits for 2024 Award

• Complimentary registration for 2024 AAP Annual Meeting
• Up to $1,000 reimbursement for 2024 Annual Meeting-related travel and meal expenses
• Essay presented as e-poster at 2024 Annual Meeting

2023 1st Place: Brian R. Smith, Stanford University 2nd Place: Isabel Draper, Baylor College of Medicine 3rd Place: Serra Sozen, University of Vermont College of Medicine

2022 1st Place: William Thomas (Tommy) Baumel, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine 2nd Place: Eun Jin (Gloria) Yu, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA 3rd Place: Brittany Perry, University of South Florida College of Medicine

2021 1st Place: Sahana Nazeer, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine 2nd Place: Chloe Malava, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College 3rd Place: Mollie Marr, Oregon Health Sciences University 4th Place: Edward Tie, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

2020 1st Place: Jeff Jin, McGovern Medical School 2nd Place: Nicole Hadler, University of Michigan Medical School 3rd Place: David Jevotovsky, NYU Grossman School of Medicine

2019 Alan Elbaum, University of California - San Francisco

Your award includes complimentary registration for the AAP Annual Meeting, and up to $1,000 reimbursement for meeting-related travel and meal expenses.

The theme is: The Art of Communication in Psychiatry: Connecting with the Patient.

SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2024 MEDICAL STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST ARE NOW CLOSED. 

Submission Requirements The contest is open to any student who is both currently enrolled in an accredited medical school (US, Canada, or anywhere in the world) and will be enrolled at the time of the Annual Meeting September 11 - 14, 2024. The work must be an original unpublished essay of 1,000 words or less . Due to an overwhelming response, ONLY ONE SUBMISSION PER STUDENT WILL BE ACCEPTED.

The top essay may be considered for publication in the Academic Psychiatry Journal in "The Learners' Voice" section. Essay winner does not guarantee publication in the Academic Psychiatry Journal . Please review the publication criteria when writing your essay here . Refer to MANUSCRIPT TYPE & GUIDELINES #8 The Learners' Voice.

Essays should be submitted electronically through the JOYN Awards Portal by clicking the link below. Please include a cover page with the following information:

• Student’s Name
• Name of Medical School where enrolled, year in school
• Mailing Address, Phone Number, Email Address

Selection Criteria

Judges will be blinded to the participant and affiliated medical school. Judging will be based on originality, uniqueness, flow of thought, and appropriateness to the theme.

Thank you for your interest. 

The AAP Abstract and Award Submission Portal for the 2024 Medical Student Essay IS NOW CLOSED. Submissions for the 2025 Medical Student Essay will open January 1, 2025.

For QUESTIONS ONLY, contact James Haliburton, MD, Medical Student Essay Subcommittee Chair, at [email protected] . All essay submissions must be made through the Award portal.

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Essay competitions, awards and prizes

If you have a flair for essay writing, then look out for competitions run by the Royal Colleges and many other professional medical associations, usually to encourage interest in their specialty. Closing dates for submission fall throughout the year so keep your eyes open!

Some organisations that run competitions include:

British Association of Dermatologists

• British Association of Forensic Medicine
• General Medical Council
• Medical Women’s Federation
• Pain Relief Foundation
• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
• Royal College of Ophthalmologists
• Royal College of Pathologists
• Royal College of General Practitioners
• Royal College of Radiologists
• Royal Society of Medicine (for members only, costs £25 a year to join)
• Institute of Medical Ethics (for F1 & F2 UK doctors)

Project Funding

Some organisations and Trusts offer funding for research projects, vacation research work experience and intercalated degree year research. We’ve compiled a list of these, again it isn’t exhaustive so we do encourage further research.

Some of these applications may require a supporting statement from a member of academic staff. Check criteria carefully before applying.

The Biochemical Society

Grants are available for stipends of £200 per week for 6 – 8 weeks, and up to £1,600 in total, to support a summer placement in a lab for an undergraduate student. Applications must be made on behalf of and in association with a named student.

Website: www.biochemistry.org Email: [email protected]

The British Association of Dermatologists offer a range of awards between £250 and £3,000 towards fees and living expenses for an intercalated year project related to dermatology and skin biology. It also offers £500 undergraduate project grants.

Website: www.bad.org.uk Email: [email protected]

Association for the Study of Medical Education

The Association for the Study of Medical Education offers awards related to the development of excellent medical education. Applications are welcomed from anyone on the continuum of medical education (UG, PG or qualified and studying professional development) and will be assessed against their criteria. They also have a number of other essay prizes available and awards so it is worth researching their website.

Tel: 0131 225 9111 Website: www.asme.org.uk Email: [email protected]

The Genetics Society

The Genetics Society Summer Studentship scheme offers grants of up to £3,000 for undergraduate students interested in gaining research experience in any area of genetics by carrying out a research project over the long vacation ( more information ). They also have a range of competitions and awards that you can look into on their website.

Website: https://genetics.org.uk/grants/summer-studentships/  Email: [email protected]

The Institute of Medical Ethics

The Institute of Medical Ethics (IME) offers grants, student elective bursaries, and scholarships (covering the next academic year) for students wishing to do an intercalated degree in medical ethics or an allied subject.

Website: https://ime-uk.org/grants-and-competitions/ 

The Physiological Society

Vacation Studentships offer undergraduates the opportunity to undertake a research project on an area of physiology over their summer break. Working under an academic supervisor, they can get to experience day-to-day life in the laboratory first-hand. Funding of £150 a week, to cover living costs, is on offer for up to eight weeks.

Website: www.physoc.org Email: [email protected]

The Pathological Society

Funding for students wanting to intercalate a BSc in Pathology but who do not have LEA or other government support. Also offer awards to fund electives and vacation studies in pathology.

Website: www.pathsoc.org

The Paget’s Association

The Paget’s Association awards Student Research Bursaries of up to £6,000 to promising UK medical or science students (MRes, MSc, BSc or equivalent higher degree) to pursue research into any aspects of Paget’s Disease of Bone.

Tel: 0161 799 4646 Website

Other resources

The list above is not exhaustive so we do encourage further research.

A good place to start is RD Learning , a database of health-related research funding opportunities.

Please contact us if you notice any broken links, of any other funding opportunities or if any options are no longer running.

2024 AAP Medical Student Essay Contest

Medical Student Education Mar 12, 2024

The Association for Academic Psychiatry (AAP) wants to see your entry for its 2024 Medical Student Essay Contest. The 2024 theme is "The Art of Communication in Psychiatry: Connecting with the Patient."

Complete and submit your essay by June 1. The winner will attend the 2024 AAP Annual Meeting in September in Washington, D.C. and present their essay, which will also be prominently displayed.

• Complimentary 2024 AAP Annual Meeting Registration
• Up to $1,000 reimbursement for meeting-related travel, hotel, and meal expenses
• Essay presented as a poster at Annual Meeting 

Deadline for Submission: June 1, 2024

Submission Requirements:

The contest is open to any student who is both currently enrolled in an accredited medical school in the United States, Canada or around the world and will be enrolled at the time of the Annual Meeting September 11-14, 2024. The work must be an original unpublished essay of 1,000 words or less. Only one submission per student will be accepted.   The top essay may be considered for publication in the Academic Psychiatry Journal in "The Learners' Voice" section. Essay winner does not guarantee publication in the Academic Psychiatry Journal. Please review the publication criteria when writing your essay, including MANUSCRIPT TYPE & GUIDELINES #8 The Learners' Voice.   Students: Apply Online Here   Essays should be submitted electronically and request the following information:

• Student’s Name
• Name of Medical School where enrolled, year in school
• Mailing Address, Phone Number, Email Address

Selection Criteria:

• Judges will be blinded to the participant and affiliated medical school. Judging will be based on originality, uniqueness, flow of thought, and appropriateness to the theme.

For questions only, contact James Haliburton, MD , Medical Student Essay Subcommittee Chair. All essay submissions must be made through the Award portal.

If you have questions or comments concerning this email contact Association for Academic Psychiatry (AAP) at [email protected] .

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Medical Student Essay Award  

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Created to honor outstanding academic promise.

This year's selected winner of the creative writing contest will receive a $500 award. The theme is: The Art of Communication in Psychiatry: Connecting with the Patient.

• Essay presented as a virtual poster at Annual Meeting

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: June 1, 2021

Submission Requirements The contest is open to any student who is both currently enrolled in an accredited medical school and will be enrolled at the time of the Annual Meeting September 8 - 10, 2021. The work must be an original unpublished essay of 1,000 words or less .

The top essay may be considered for publication in the Academic Psychiatry Journal in "The Learners' Voice" section. Essay winner does not guarantee publication in the Academic Psychiatry Journal . Please review the publication criteria when writing your essay here . Refer to MANUSCRIPT TYPE & GUIDELINES #8 The Learners' Voice.

Students may click here to apply online. Essays should be submitted electronically as a *.pdf attachment and should include a cover page with the following information:

• Student’s Name
• Name of Medical School where enrolled, year in school
• Mailing Address, Phone Number, Email Address

Selection Criteria Judges will be blinded to the participant and affiliated medical school. Judging will be based on originality, uniqueness, flow of thought, and appropriateness to the theme. 

Deadline for submission is June 1, 2021. No additional submissions for the 2021 Annual Meeting will be considered after that date.

For additional inquiries, contact Heidi Combs, MD, Medical Student Education Caucus Chair, at [email protected] .

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Medical Student Essay Award

This award seeks to stimulate interest in the field of neurology as an exciting and challenging profession by offering highly competitive awards for the best essay in neurology. Essays are judged based on the quality of the writing, clarity, and readability. It should be an engaging, original essay that is suitable for an audience of general neurologists. Please note: This award description has changed from previous years. Research manuscripts or personal statements will NOT be considered for review.

There are four recipients of this award each year. One recipient will receive the Medical Student Essay Grand Prize of $1,000 and three winners will receive $350 each.

Recipient will receive: 

• Certificate of recognition and $1,000 for Grand Prize or $350 prize 
• Complimentary registration for 77th AAN Annual Meeting 
• One-year complimentary subscription to Neurology® journal 
• Reimbursement for 77th Annual Meeting travel (coach airfare) and two nights housing*
• $100/day per diem for expenses (up to two days) 
• Essay will be showcased on the AAN website

*Travel, housing and per diem benefits are dependent on the ability to execute an in-person portion of the Annual Meeting

• Must be enrolled and in good standing at a North American medical school
• Must not have submitted the same essay previously

Applicants must apply online. Applicants should submit one complete set of the following materials:

• Completed application form
• Letter from faculty stating student is enrolled and in good standing in medical school
• Must be typed, double-spaced using a standard font 
• Maximum length of 1,500 words
• Must be in one of the formats and contain the topics listed above
• There is no formatting style requirement (ex. MLA, Chicago)  

Award applications are due on October 31, 2024, by 11:59 p.m. Central Time.

For more information or questions, please contact the Scientific Awards Team at [email protected] .

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Holt Bioethics Essay Award for Medical Students

Call for submissions: essays due to [email protected] by 8:00 a.m., monday, jan. 10, 2022..

1st Place – $1,000 2nd Place – $300 3rd Place – $200

This prestigious annual award includes a cash prize recognizing the best essay by a UT Health San Antonio medical student on a bioethics topic. The medical student will choose the essay topic, and all submitted essays will be assessed by a panel of health care ethicists and knowledgeable physicians. All medical students are eligible, and the prompts are provided to stimulate ideas. No special preference will be given to essays that follow these prompts instead of a completely original topic.

First, what is Bioethics? Bioethics is a branch of applied ethics that studies the philosophical, social, and legal issues arising in medicine and the life sciences. It is chiefly concerned with human life and well-being.  In practicing medicine, physicians often encounter tension between their duties to individual patients and society (e.g., concern for public health or public/professional norms).

Select one of the following topics and write an essay that identifies and illuminates – through examples, data, case studies, and informed moral reasoning – how physicians should discharge their ethical responsibilities to both the individual patient and society.

• Houston doctor Hasan Gokal was charged with theft after taking ten doses of COVID vaccine out from a vaccination site into the community and administering them (NY Times Article Link / PDF ). The site was closing, and he could find no other patients there to take the doses before they expired. Dr. Gokal gave the final dose to his wife, who was eligible for vaccination but did not have an appointment. What ethical principles may have guided his decision, and what considerations should come into play for a physician faced with leftover vaccine doses at the end of a vaccination clinic?
• Some people and families fleeing violence in Central America are allowed into the United States as asylum-seekers. These people are uninsured and do not qualify for any state or federal programs to receive health care. How should the health needs of this community be met, and what ethical principles guide the distribution of health resources to non-citizens with medical needs?
• Children and teenagers under age 18 rely on their parents or guardians as medical decision-makers in most cases. When teens with advanced illness approach the end of life, they sometimes disagree with their parents over the use of invasive life-sustaining measures such as intubation. How should a physician respond to a teenager with end-stage cancer who does not want to be intubated when her parents insist on intubation and ongoing life support?
• There is an overwhelming scientific and medical consensus that the full schedule of childhood vaccinations is safe and effective for preventing acute illness, death, the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases, and long-term complications of vaccine-preventable diseases such as sub-acute sclerosing panencephalitis after measles infection. You are caring for a family with three children whose father opposes vaccination. Both parents typically accompany the children to their well-child checks. But one day, the mother brings them alone and asks for them to be vaccinated. “Please don’t mention this to their father,” she says. How should you respond to this request?

The essays will be judged on the following rubric:

Please contact [email protected] for more information.

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Meet the Winners of the 2023 Essay Contest and Read the Essays

This year, we asked medical, research, and public health trainees to describe an unanticipated ethical issue they have encountered and the strategies used to address it.

The winning essays are published in the July 17th issue of The Journal of Clinical Investigation .

After reading their essays, we were excited to learn more about our winners. Watch the interviews to find out who inspires them, what is the best part of doing research, and what the next big thing in their field will be.

Allison R. Chen, Cornell University

Allison is a PhD candidate in the Biomedical Engineering Department. Her research is in lipid nanoparticle targeted delivery of ubiquibody mRNA in the laboratories of Matt Delisa and Chris Alabi. She earned her BS in Bioengineering from the University of California San Diego. Allison aspires to bring forth novel technologies from the bench to the clinic to advance drug therapeutics. She is a recipient of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. She credits many of her scientific endeavors to the support of her great mentors, teachers, family, and friends. Outside of science, Allison enjoys cooking, reading, and dancing.

Essay: Research Training in an AI World

Who inspires you as a scientist? Allison is inspired by two scientists: Robert Langer and her mother.

What is your favorite part of doing research? Allison loves the community of science.

What do you think the next big thing in your field will be? Allison believes AI will continue to have a big impact in discovery research.

Louise O. Downs, University of Oxford, UK

Louise is a second year PhD student at Oxford University and a Specialist Registrar in Clinical Infection at Oxford University Hospitals. Her PhD led her to Kilifi, Kenya, where she has set up a testing program for chronic hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) in the local hospital with support from the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Program. She is interested in developing better clinical care for those living with HBV in low resource settings. She aims to enable access to improved diagnostics and treatment and to help determine how HBV makes people unwell. She moved with her husband and two young children to Kenya, and they are all embracing the challenge of living in a new country.

Essay: Is a Test Better Than No Test When There Is No Treatment?

Who inspires you as a scientist? Louise shares what spurred her interest in infectious diseases as a child and who her role models are.

What is your favorite part of doing research? Louise loves working with patients.

What do you think the next big thing in your field will be? Louise is eager for the day when all patients have access to hepatitis B prevention and care.

Ayush Kumar, University of Massachusetts, Chan Medical School

Ayush Kumar is a 5th year MD-PhD student at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. He immigrated to the United States as an infant with his parents and graduated as the valedictorian of the engineering school at Washington University in St. Louis. Ayush is now completing his thesis research in Arthur Mercurio’s laboratory focusing on breast cancer resistance to radiotherapy. In the future, Ayush plans to become a radiation oncologist and use systems biology-based approaches to uncover the development of radioresistance in cancer. In his free time, Ayush enjoys playing basketball, hiking, and swimming.

Essay: Using HG1222 — A Perspective Into the Ethics of Collecting Biospecimens

Who inspires you as a scientist? Ayush is inspired by his father, who is also a scientist, and by former NASA engineer Homer Hickam.

What is your favorite part of doing research? Ayush enjoys the scientific process and always looks forward to sharing his results with others.

What do you think the next big thing in your field will be? Ayush is excited about the integration of AI and biosensor technologies into telehealth.

Salman E. Qasim, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai

Salman earned a PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University, and fell in love with New York. Salman is now a postdoctoral researcher in the Center for Computational Psychiatry and Department of Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai. He has always been interested in how complex human cognition emerges from basic neurobiology, and has spent his research career trying to understand the information contained in direct human brain recordings. Salman has a special interest in untangling the brain circuits underlying human decision-making and emotion, and how they affect memory — particularly in psychiatric disorders. Outside of the lab, he loves to explore New York City, and is an avid reader and movie-goer. He wishes he had been born early enough to consult on the Pixar movie Inside Out .

Essay: The Human Brain: The Final Frontier and the Wild West

Who inspires you as a scientist? Salman is inspired by Edward Tolman’s science and ideals.

What is your favorite part of doing research? Salman says that nothing beats the thrill of discovery.

What do you think the next big thing in your field will be? Salman looks forward to the day when naturalistic (outside of the laboratory) human neuroscience studies are possible.

Sneha P. Rath, Mass General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Sneha Rath was born and raised in Mumbai, India and moved to the United States at the age of 15. It was during her undergraduate years that she formed an enduring attachment to research, thanks to many generous and passionate mentors who took her under their wing. As a graduate student, she studied innate immune response under the mentorship of Alexei Korennykh at Princeton University. Sneha is currently a postdoctoral fellow and an NIH K99/R00 awardee training in mitochondrial biology and genomics with Vamsi Mootha. Besides research, she enjoys art-related activities (painting, embroidery, etc.) and outdoor adventures, especially kayaking and hiking.

Essay: Cementing the Bricks

Who inspires you as a scientist? Sneha finds inspiration from her mentors and from everyone who interacts with science in their daily lives.

What is your favorite part of doing research? Sneha loves the anticipation of finding out the results of an experiment.

What do you think the next big thing in your field will be? Sneha tells us what’s next for mitochondrial disease research.

2024 WPA Medical Student Essay Competition

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The World Psychiatry Association (WPA) announces its 2024 Medical Student Essay Competition, a WPA Presidential initiative with the support of the United Nations Secretariat – Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Sustainable Development Goals.

The WPA invites medical students from around the world to write and submit an essay of up to 3000 words on this year’s theme: " Improving Mental Health in the Global World Using the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals ."

This competition is now closed

All Finalists and the full text of their essays will be showcased on the WPA website, spotlighting both the authors and their ideas, and the winning essay will also be translated into all six WHO official languages. The Winner will be acknowledged at the 24th World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP) in Mexico City, will receive a Travel Award to cover his/her costs of WCP travel and accommodation (up to 1500 USD), and will have his/her Congress registration fee waived.

Essay Formatting and Submission Requirements:

Please download and read  about the competition deadlines and the essay formatting and submission requirements.

Submission Deadline and Schedule:

All submissions must be made via the online submission page before midnight on May 15, 2024. We cannot accept any entries received after this date. The winners have been announced and you can read more about them here .

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The best essay and creative work in medical humanities competition.

Students, please consider submitting your essays and creative works for the Best Essay and Creative Work in Medical Humanities Competition!

Past winners of the Best Essay & Creative Work in Medical Humanities Competition >

Eligibility:

• Deadline: Friday, April 19, 2024, at 11:59 p.m.
• First place prize: $250; Second place prize: $100; Honorable Mention: $50 .
• Essay must be written for an approved Medical Humanities course (see current and past courses ).
• Essay must be written for an approved Medical Humanities course from summer 2023, fall 2023, or spring 2024.
• Papers must be between 5-25 pages (minimum of 1,250 words and maximum of 6,250 words).
• Creative works are eligible (and may be shorter than 5 pages) -- see note below**
• Student does not have to be a declared minor in the MDHM program.
• Winners will be announced at the start of May 2024 and recognized during a Medical Humanities commencement reception.

**For creative or digital projects, please include a 250-word statement for reviewers that addresses the following questions: How did this project incorporate research into its design and construction? What ideas does this project communicate, and how does it seek to communicate them?

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• For digital projects (such as web sites, videos, etc.), please include a URL/link to the work with the 250-word statement to be submitted as a PDF.
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• Class project was produced for
• Class's professor
• Semester and year class was taken
• Subsequent pages: The submission itself

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NIH prize challenge recognizes undergraduate biomedical engineers for innovative medical device designs

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the higher education non-profit VentureWell have selected 11 winners and five honorable mentions in the  Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge , who are set to receive prizes totaling $160,000. The awards will be presented to the winning teams on Oct. 25, 2024, during the annual Biomedical Engineering Society conference in Baltimore.

Now in its 13th year, the annual DEBUT Challenge calls on teams of undergraduate students to identify healthcare problems and develop technological solutions. This unique partnership supports innovation and entrepreneurship training for students at a critical stage early in their careers.

“This year's competition drew tremendous student innovation from all DEBUT Challenge entrants,” said Bruce J. Tromberg, Ph.D., director of NIH's National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB). “We congratulate all the participants and their mentors on the impressive engineering designs and their passion for addressing compelling healthcare problems. DEBUT demonstrates the power of interdisciplinary teams coming together to deliver solutions to benefit patients.”  

The innovative designs receiving NIBIB-sponsored awards include a system for monitoring post-operative bleeding in urologic cases, a real-time imaging probe of the ear canal to examine the health of middle ear structures and a device to aid cesarean section delivery during impacted fetal head complications.

Additional winners include the recipients of the prize sponsored by NIH's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). The winning team developed a powered lower limb prosthetic that provides assistive movement at the knee joint to promote a more natural walking gait and support in standing and climbing stairs .

“Assistive and rehabilitative technologies such as the low-cost, adaptable, bionic knee developed by this year’s winning team can improve the quality of life for people with physical disabilities,” said Theresa Hayes Cruz, Ph.D., NICHD.

This year’s challenge included submissions from 85 teams, consisting of 362 students from 24 U.S. states. Along with the NIBIB, NICHD and VentureWell, five NIH partners supported the challenge this year with unique prizes: the NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR), the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). 

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NIBIB “Steven H. Krosnick” First Prize ($20,000): UroFlo: An automated and intuitive UTI and blood clot prevention device, Rice University, Houston

UroFlo is an adaptive, automated, intuitive continuous bladder irrigation system to improve post-operative assessment of hematuria (blood in the urine). UroFlo incorporates a spectral sensor to quantify hematuria, adjusts inflow rate automatically and quantifies waste bag outflow rate. A web-based, remotely accessible user interface consolidates data and alerts clinical staff to issues, such as abnormal flow rates, severe hematuria or the need to make a bag replacement.

NIBIB Second Prize ($15,000): OCTAVE: Optical coherence tomography and vibrometry endoscope,   University of California, Riverside

OCTAVE is an endoscopic optical coherence tomography imaging probe that is capable of high-resolution, real-time, functional imaging of the middle ear structures. OCTAVE addresses a critical challenge in hearing loss detection by providing the capacity to image inner ear structures with high enough resolution to reveal specific sites of damage to the tympanic membrane. 

NIBIB Third Prize ($10,000): Cesarean Delivery Glove, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

The Cesarean Delivery Glove (CDG) is a cost-effective, reusable device that allows a single operator to safely and effectively resolve impaction of the fetal head within the mother’s pelvis during the cesarean section procedure. The CDG extends an obstetrician’s reach to provide sufficient force for extraction while minimizing risk of trauma to mother and baby.  

NIH OAR Technologies for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care Prize ($15,000): Infusion Pump Mobile Application, Loyola University Chicago 

The Infusion Pump Mobile Application integrates seamlessly with the Baxter Novum IQ infusion pump to ensure accurate and efficient drug infusion in the intensive care unit environment. The app provides patient verification, barcode integration, delivery confirmation, real-time infusion progress monitoring, alert and alarm notifications and direct medication order transmission. Intravenous (IV) infusions can potentially be used for HIV treatment, including antiretrovirals and broadly neutralizing antibodies.

NIMHD Healthcare Technologies for Low-Resource Settings Prize ($15,000): NanoLIST, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 

NanoLIST is a rapid, low-cost test kit that utilizes gold nanoparticles to detect when a person’s saliva sample contains an elevated lead concentration. The test kit produces a result within 30 seconds. Its self-contained format is designed so a test can be safely performed without supervision by a clinician and for easy disposal.

NCI Technologies for Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis, or Treatment Prize ($15,000): ColoTech: A ‘pro-diagnostic’ for the early detection of colorectal dysplastic and cancerous tissue, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California

ColoTech is a novel, cost-effective screening tool for abnormal (dysplastic) cells and could aid in earlier colorectal cancer detection. ColoTech’s highly sensitive approach uses a probe ingested by the patient that changes chemical composition upon contact with abnormal or cancerous tissue and could be an alternative to colonoscopy.

National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, NICHD Rehabilitative and Assistive Technologies Prize ($15,000): U-Build Bionic Knee: Transfemoral powered prosthetic, University of Utah, Salt Lake City

The U-Build Bionic Knee is a low-cost, powered lower-extremity prosthesis designed to improve mobility and quality of life for individuals with lower-extremity amputation. The device generates assistive power at the knee joint, enabling ambulation on level ground, uneven terrain, and positive-power activities like sit-to-stand movement and stair ascent. 

NINR Technologies to Empower Nurses in Community Settings Prize ($15,000): IV pole redesign, Virginia Polytechnic Institute   and State University, Blacksburg

Intravenous (IV) poles are a staple of healthcare operations, but their current design makes visualizing medications difficult. IV Pole Redesign was built in collaboration with nurses and incorporates a tiered and angled hook rake top, an offset pole portion, a spider base, a line organizer, and wheels that improve mobility across threshold transitions. 

NIDDK Kidney Technology Development Prize ($15,000): NephroGuard, Clemson University, South Carolina

NephroGuard is a real-time diagnostic device to quickly detect onset of acute kidney injury in patients following cardiac surgery. NephroGuard uses an electrochemical sensor to detect a biomarker that has been shown to detect kidney injury within hours rather than days. 

VentureWell Venture Prize ($15,000): Knee-sy Does It: Your therapy automation solution, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey

Knee-sy Does It is a novel stretching device designed to replicate physical therapy treatment at home for patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis or recovering from knee surgery. Knee-sy Does It delivers a combination of dynamic and static stretches in a sequence similar to that which a physical therapist might administer in practice. 

VentureWell Design Excellence Prize ($5,000): Malleous: A novel suction-retractor instrument to increase efficiency and effectiveness in the operating room, University of Pittsburgh

Malleous is a surgical instrument combining suction and ribbon retraction tools in one device while maintaining the retractor's malleable and bendable properties. By reducing the need to pause during surgery, the Malleous device reduces surgery duration, which has the potential to increase surgeons’ efficiency and reduce the risk of complications.

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Endocrine Society honors endocrinology field’s leaders with 2025 Laureate Awards

The Endocrine Society today announced it has chosen 14 leading endocrinologists as winners of its prestigious 2025 Laureate Awards , the top honors in the field. 

Endocrinologists are scientists and medical doctors who specialize in unraveling the mysteries of hormone disorders to care for patients and cure diseases. These professionals have achieved breakthroughs in scientific discoveries and clinical care benefiting people with hundreds of conditions, including diabetes, thyroid disorders, obesity, hormone-related cancers, growth problems, osteoporosis and infertility. 

Established in 1944, the Society’s Laureate Awards recognize the highest achievements in the endocrinology field, including groundbreaking research and innovations in clinical care. The Endocrine Society will present the awards to the winners at ENDO 2025 , the Society’s annual meeting, being held July 12-15 in San Francisco, Calif. 

The Endocrine Society’s 2025 Laureate Award winners are: 

• Daniel Drucker, M.D. – Fred Conrad Koch Lifetime Achievement Award. The Society’s highest honor, this annual award recognizes lifetime achievements and exceptional contributions to the field of endocrinology. Drucker is a senior investigator at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health, and a university professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine in Ontario, Canada. He is being honored for his role as one of the pioneers in advancing next-generation treatments for diabetes and weight loss. He has greatly contributed over the years to the development of a new class of drugs, including Ozempic and Wegovy, based on his discoveries about gut hormones known as glucagon-like peptides (GLP-1 and GLP-2). These medications have been life changing for people living with type 2 diabetes, obesity and intestinal failure. Drucker has served the Endocrine Society in various roles and on numerous committees, most recently as an editorial board member for the Journal of the Endocrine Society , as Editor-in-Chief of Endocrine Reviews and as a member of the Society’s Nominating Committee.
• V. Krishna Chatterjee, M.D. – Gerald D. Aurbach Award for Outstanding Translational Research. This annual award recognizes outstanding contributions to research that accelerates the transition of scientific discoveries into clinical applications. Chatterjee is a professor of endocrinology, based at the Institute of Metabolic Science in the University of Cambridge, a consultant endocrinologist at Cambridge University Hospitals, and director of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Cambridge Clinical Research Facility in Cambridge, U.K. He is distinguished for his contribution to the molecular basis of endocrine disorders and its application to clinical medicine. His research focuses on genetic and molecular endocrinology, exploring disorders including resistance to thyroid hormone and PPARgamma gene defects associated with lipodystrophic insulin resistance. He has translated his research into biochemical and genetic tests and biomarkers that constitute an internationally recognized diagnostic service for disorders of thyroid hormone action and which inform therapeutic approaches in these disorders.
• David Mangelsdorf, Ph.D., and Steven Kliewer, Ph.D. – Edwin B. Astwood Award for Outstanding Research in Basic Science. Originally awarded from 1967 and renamed to honor the scientific contributions of the late Dr. Edwin B. Astwood, this award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of endocrinology via their outstanding basic science research. Mangelsdorf, distinguished chair in pharmacology and in molecular neuropharmacology at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, and Kliewer, distinguished chair in developmental biology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, have made groundbreaking discoveries in endocrine signaling through nuclear receptor research. Their discoveries include the elucidation of the key signaling pathways governing cholesterol, lipid and bile acid homeostasis, the identification of a conserved mechanism controlling the way in which animals react to nutritional stress, and the characterization of the mechanism underlying parasitic nematode infections. Their work has led to the creation of life-saving drugs with FDA approval and impacted human health on a global scale. Their contributions have expanded our understanding of metabolic pathways, physiological regulators, and potential therapeutic interventions, demonstrating immense potential for human health, agricultural applications and beyond.
• Syed Abbas Raza, M.D. – International Excellence in Endocrinology Award. This award is presented to an endocrinologist who has made exceptional contributions to the field in geographic areas with underdeveloped resources for hormone health research, education, clinical practice or administration. Raza currently serves as a consultant endocrinologist and physician at Shaukat Khanum Hospital and Research Center in Lahore, Pakistan. He is an outstanding clinician, educator and advocate for global endocrinology. His passion is to educate the public and health care providers about the prevention and treatment of diabetes and obesity. He leads several initiatives to raise awareness of obesity and to promote a healthier lifestyle for youth in the South Asian region. He has published extensively and lectured regionally and internationally on these initiatives, many of which have been to health care providers in underserved areas of the region. He served as vice president and president of the Pakistan Endocrine Society and is currently the president of the International Society of Endocrinology.
• JoAnn Manson, M.D., Ph.D. – Outstanding Clinical Investigator Award. This annual award honors an internationally recognized clinical investigator who has contributed significantly to understanding the pathogenesis and therapy of endocrine and metabolic diseases. Manson, who is the chief of the Division of Preventive Medicine at Harvard Medical School, a physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and a professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston Mass., is one of the most influential clinical investigators in endocrinology and women’s health. She has made pivotal and trailblazing contributions to elucidating the benefits and risks of estrogen therapy in early versus later menopause, and to understanding the role of vitamin D supplementation in prevention of major chronic diseases. She launched the investigator-initiated VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL (VITAL), the largest randomized clinical trial of vitamin D supplementation in the world and the only primary-prevention randomized trial of marine omega-3 fatty acids and cardiovascular disease.
• Whitney Woodmansee, M.D. – Vigersky Outstanding Clinical Practitioner Award. This annual award recognizes extraordinary contributions by a practicing endocrinologist to the endocrine and/or medical community. Woodmansee is a professor of medicine at the University of Florida’s Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism in Gainesville, Fla., and the director for the university’s Neuroendocrine/Pituitary Program. She specializes in neuroendocrine diseases and is also very knowledgeable in general medicine and general endocrinology. She meets all her patients’ needs and ensures systems are in place to efficiently deliver care. The latter is exemplified by her expertise in developing a pituitary testing center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and then ensuring such practices were in place at other centers where she worked. Many patients have followed her as her practice has moved to different centers. Woodmansee is also thoroughly committed to patient education. She keeps up with the latest clinical and basic science research and then translates it for patients to understand.
• Alice Levine, M.D. – Outstanding Educator Award. This annual award recognizes exceptional achievement as an educator in the discipline of endocrinology and metabolism. Levine is a professor of medicine and oncological sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, N.Y. and director of the school’s Adrenal Center and the Pituitary Center. She is also the system-wide director of the Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes Fellowship at the Mount Sinai Health System, the largest endocrine fellowship program in the country. Levine was the course director for the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Endocrine Pathophysiology Course for 25 years, inspiring generations of medical students to pursue careers in the field. She received the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s Teaching Award in 2011 and the Jacobi Medallion in 2017, the highest award conferred by its Alumni Association. She is a highly sought-after speaker at national and international meetings for her research into prostate cancer and adrenal diseases. Her publications are highly cited, and she has edited three textbooks that serve to educate endocrinologists in the fields of hormonal neoplasia and adrenal diseases.
• Ilene Fennoy, M.D., M.P.H. – Outstanding Leadership in Endocrinology Award. This annual award recognizes outstanding leadership in fundamental or clinical endocrinology. Fennoy is a professor of pediatrics at Columbia University’s Valegos College of Physicians & Surgeons in New York, N.Y. She is a pioneer, innovator and leader in the field of pediatric obesity and in the realm of diversity, equity and inclusion. Fennoy directs key programs at Columbia University focused on obesity and related cardiovascular morbidity, with a particular emphasis on care for underserved populations. She was appointed to the Endocrine Society’s Pediatric Obesity Guidelines Committee and co-authored the resulting Clinical Practice Guideline. Her leadership in this field is also reflected in her being appointed to the Pediatric Endocrine Society's (PES) Obesity Task Force. After having served on the Endocrine Society’s Minority Affairs Committee, she established and co-chairs PES’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Task Force. Fennoy also initiated collaboration with the Endocrine Society’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (CoDI) to support dissemination of the Endocrine Society’s FLARE and ExCEL programs to PES members.
• Ellen Seely, M.D. – Outstanding Mentor Award. This annual award recognizes a career commitment to mentoring and a significant positive impact on mentees’ education and career. Seely is the director of the Clinical Research, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension Division in the Department of Medicine at Brigham & Women's Hospital, and a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass. Besides being world renowned for her studies of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, Seely selflessly dedicates a substantial part of her academic career to nurture the intellectual and professional growth of peers and juniors alike. She has supported faculty development and well-being, medical student teaching, training in grant writing and clinical investigation, FDA advisory committees, student thesis review committees, and many more initiatives. Her approach to mentoring is one “without borders,” reaching mentees in Europe and the Middle East. She has been rewarded for her commitment with the A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award at Harvard Medical School, the Distinguished Member of the Society of Teaching Scholars at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the William Silen Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award, and the Mentoring Award from Women in Endocrinology.
• Christos Mantzoros, M.D., D.S.c., Ph.D. – Outstanding Scholarly Physician Award. This annual award recognizes outstanding contributions to the practice of clinical endocrinology in academic settings. Mantzoros is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and has a longstanding successful and highly recognized research program of clinical and translational endocrinology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he is the founding director of the Department of Human Nutrition. He also serves as the chief of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System and is adjunct professor at the Boston University School of Medicine in Boston, Mass. As a practicing internist, endocrinologist, and dedicated educator, he is a pioneer and worldwide expert in obesity and metabolism. During his career, he has treated tens of thousands of patients, mentored over 200 trainees and collaborators, and published over 1000 peer-reviewed articles. He is also a stellar educator who created and leads novel clinical training and education programs. His work has improved our understanding of the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms related to obesity, energy balance and metabolism. His past and ongoing work has defined the role of the adipocyte-secreted hormone leptin in humans, and over the last years, the Mantzoros lab research has expanded to understand the physiology and the role of gastrointestinal hormones as well as the role of myokines and mitokines in obesity and obesity-related disorders.
• Erik Nelson, B.Sc., Ph.D. – Richard E. Weitzman Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award. This annual award recognizes an exceptionally promising young clinical or basic investigator. Nelson is an associate professor of molecular and integrative physiology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Ill. His work has defined biochemical links between dyslipidemia/hypercholesterolemia and the pathobiology of osteoporosis and breast cancer. His findings have contributed to novel therapeutic approaches being explored as breast cancer treatments and preventatives. Nelson’s work establishing cholesterol-derived oxysterols as agents which influence the pathology of disease is groundbreaking and clinically impactful. His work highlights the importance of studying biological processes at their most fundamental level to appreciate the best ways to intervene for therapeutic benefit. He is currently a member of the Society’s Annual Meeting Steering Committee and an editorial board member for the basic science journal Endocrinology .
• Barbara Kahn, M.D. – Roy O. Greep Award for Outstanding Research. This annual award recognizes meritorious contributions to research in endocrinology. Kahn is the vice chair for Research Strategy at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston Mass. and is internationally recognized for her groundbreaking discoveries that have helped shape the fields of diabetes and endocrinology research for over three decades. Her pioneering discoveries have illuminated the molecular mechanisms underlying obesity and type 2 diabetes, including the regulation of insulin sensitivity through inter-tissue communication and adipocyte biology. Her lab has made several novel discoveries in this area of research, and she has trained numerous highly successful leaders in endocrinology and metabolism around the world. She has served as an editor for Endocrine Reviews and on the editorial board for Endocrinology , which are both Endocrine Society journals.
• Lori Raetzman, Ph.D. – Sidney H. Ingbar Distinguished Service Award. This award recognizes distinguished service to the Endocrine Society and the field of endocrinology. Raetzman is a professor of molecular and integrative physiology and the associate director for the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) PhD Programs at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, School of MCB in Champaign, Ill. Since joining the Endocrine Society in 2001, she has served on numerous committees. Her initiatives, including incorporating social media for enhanced trainee engagement and organizing workshops on critical professional development topics, have amplified the Society's reach and inclusivity. She has also been instrumental in fostering diversity and leadership through programs like FLARE, supporting underrepresented minorities in basic and clinical research. She is currently a member of the Endocrine Society’s Adrenal and Pituitary Special Interest Group, the Editor-in-Chief Search Committee for Endocrinology , and the Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Clinical Strategy/Resources Task Force, as well as co-chair of the Research Affairs Core Committee.

Nominations are being accepted for the 2026 awards cycle until January 21, 2025. Any submissions received after that will be considered for the following year.

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2024 Awardees

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society is pleased to announce the 2024 winners of The Pharos Poetry Award. Out of 226 submissions, the following were selected as the winners:

First Place — Small by Kristin Ferrer, Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Second Place (tie) — Physician Beyond the Physical by Natasha Reddy, Drexel University College of Medicine 

Second Place (tie) – St. Christopher Superheroes by Ethan Schollaert, Drexel University College of Medicine 

Third Place — Dear Sasha by Martin Bunker, University of Washington School of Medicine

The winner’s poems will be published in the 2024 Autumn edition of The Pharos.  Congratulations to all.

Cash awards of $600 for first place; $350 for second place; and $200 for third place. The three winning entries will be published in  The Pharos.

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Authors must be enrolled in medical schools that have an active AΩA Chapter or Association, but need not be members of AΩA. However, if an applicant is a member of AΩA, he/she must have active status. Only one entry per student.

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