How would you improve surgical training

19 April 2023 (Last updated 19 Apr 2023)

Medical Student Essay Competition 
How would you improve surgical training?

Deadline for applications on Sunday 21 May 2023 at 11.59pm

The title of the essay should be “How would you improve surgical training?”

This is an opportunity for you to express your thoughts on how surgical training can be enhanced and improved.

The winner will receive £500 and the winning essay will be displayed at the ACPGBI Annual Meeting in Manchester

We look forward to hearing from you!

Conditions of entry

1. The ACPGBI medical student essay prize is open to any individual who has
   1. Medical student status at the time of application or who graduates in 2023.
   2. Is a student member of the ACPGBI ( Please find membership details here https://www.acpgbi.org.uk/about/membership/apply.aspx, Membership is free for medical students)
2. Essays must be the applicant’s own work and not plagiarized or generated from AI in any way
3. Essays should be no longer than 1000 words (excluding tables and references) and should be typed in 12-point size with double line spacing
4. Applicants should submit their essay (in PDF format) and this completed application form to: info@acpgbi-student.org.uk
5. The deadline for applications is on the Sunday 21^st May 2023 at 11.59pm
6. The prize for the winner will be £500. The winning essay will be displayed at the ACPGBI Annual Meeting, Manchester, 3^rd – 5^th July 2023

Marking Criteria

The title of the essay is “How would you improve surgical training?”

The essay will be marked (by 2 independent markers) out of 40 points in total; given for the following categories; content (10), originality (10), structure and presentation (10) and demonstration of insight into surgical training (10)

Download the application form

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