Why should you sign up for the medical student competition?
- The competition will celebrate the valuable work by medical students in the UK and Ireland and help us to all enhance clinical practice.
- It will be a great way to stand out from the crowd – with prizes and opportunities to recognize the success of medical students at local and national levels.
- It will give you an opportunity to practice your presentation skills, with a chance to speak locally as well as at 'Pharmacology 2017' – a conference with over 1,000 international delegates.
- The competition is open to all, it’s easy to get involved and there are friendly clinical pharmacologists ready to help you get the most out of the experience.
How does the competition work?
1. Getting started
Step 1: Prepare one or more abstracts on a topic from the diverse field of clinical pharmacology. The abstract can be on any type of project from case study, audit, quality improvement or research. Download the submission guide to check the competition requirements. Topics that you might want to consider could include (but aren’t restricted to):
- poisoning
- adverse drug reactions
- drug interactions
- pharmacology education
- polypharmacy
- e-prescribing
- prescribing rationale
- pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics
- drug development
- biomarker studies
Step 2: Download and complete the abstract submission form.
Step 3: Remember to submit your abstract to lee.page@bps.ac.uk by 11.59pm BST on 22 September at the latest.
2. Local & online competitions
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Local medical schools |
Online |
| Who can enter? |
Any medical student from any of the participating medical schools in the UK and Ireland:
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King’s College London (Guy’s, Kings College and St Thomas’ Hospital)
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University College London, University College Medical School
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St George’s University of London
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University of Liverpool, School of Medicine
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University of Glasgow, School of Medicine
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University of Edinburgh, Medical School
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Cardiff University, School of Medicine
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Trinity College Dublin, School of Medicine
Authors will be notified if an abstract has been accepted for presentation as part of a local competition by Friday 6 October.
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Medical students from any other medical school in the UK or Ireland. |
| What’s involved? |
Selected authors will be invited to present at their local competition, which will be held at participating medical schools during Clinical Pharmacology Month in October.
Students will be expected to present for 5 minutes, with an additional 2 minutes allocated for questions. Presentations will be stopped after 5 minutes to allow adequate time for questions.
Please use visual aids. If you intend to use a presentation programme other than PowerPoint, please notify your local organiser at least 48 hours in advance.
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Authors will be judged based on the quality of their submitted abstract – no presentation is required. |
| What can they win? |
The British Pharmacological Society’s Medical Student Prize – Regional Winner: a £100 amazon voucher. If the presentation is judged as being in the top five nationally, the author will secure a place to present in the national competition.
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The British Pharmacological Society’s Medical Student Prize – Online Winner: a £100 amazon voucher. If the entry is judged as being in the top five nationally, the author will secure a place to present in the national competition.
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| When will winners be announced? |
Throughout October 2017 – to mark Clinical Pharmacology Month
Students invited to participate in the national competition will be notified by 8 November.
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Throughout October 2017 – to mark Clinical Pharmacology Month
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3. National abstract competition – 12 December 2017
What’s it for?
To celebrate the best entries judged locally and online.
Who can enter?
The presenting authors of the top five entries nationally.
What’s involved?
- Students will be expected to present for 5 minutes, with an additional 2 minutes allocated for questions. Presentations will be stopped after 5 minutes to allow adequate time for questions.
- Please use visual aids. If you intend to use a presentation programme other than PowerPoint, please notify your local organiser at least 48 hours in advance.
- The same presentations from the local heats can be used. Presentations will be judged by a panel of Clinical Pharmacologists.
What can they win?
The British Pharmacological Society’s Medical Student Prize – National Winner: £250 cash. All presenting authors will be given free registration for the event and up to £150 as a bursary towards their travel expenses.
How does submission work?
By invitation only for the top five entries nationally.
When will results be announced?
12 December 2017 – as part of 'Pharmacology 2017', the flagship meeting of the British Pharmacological Society.
Help is on hand
If you have any questions or need any advice, please do not hesitate to get in touch with:
For local competition queries:
- Dr Daniel Burrage, St George’s University of London
- Dr James Fullerton, University College London
- Dr Laurence Gray, Cardiff University
- Dr Cormac Kennedy, Trinity College Dublin
- Dr Linsay McCallum, University of Glasgow
- Dr Emma Morrison, University of Edinburgh
- Dr Andrew Scourfield, King’s College London
- Dr Vincent Yip, University of Liverpool
For submission, online and national competition queries:
Lee Page, Clinical Education, Training & Policy Manager, British Pharmacological Society
Lee.page@bps.ac.uk
020 7417 0110
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