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Undergraduate Palliative Medicine Essay Prize

This is an annual prize for medical undergraduates, organised and marked in turn by panels from the APM Ethics, Professional Development and Science Committees.

2013 Prize

This year's prize will be judged by a panel from the Ethics Committee. Entries will shortly be invited on the following subject:

“The NHS can be viewed as a machine for promoting health: how do you see the moral questions posed by its relationships with other ‘machines’ with differing functions such as making money, promoting specific interests or limiting individual freedom?”

Essays should not exceed 2,000 words and should be submitted electronically by Monday 4th November 2013.

First prize: £250, plus free place at an APM meeting
Second prize: £100, plus free place at an APM meeting

Rules of Entry and Entry form will be available to download soon.

2012 Winners

Entries were invited on the subject "What are the challenges of applying the Liverpool Care Pathway for the dying?", with arguments to be supported with published evidence, and marked by by a panel from the Science Committee. The winning essays may be downloaded below.

First prize was awarded to Ms Lucy Robinson of Cardiff University Medical School. Ms Robinson won £250 and a free place at an APM meeting.
Second prize was awarded to Miss Kathryn Lunn of Glasgow University Medical School. Miss Lunn won £100 and a free place at an APM meeting.
Highly Commended was awarded to Dr Kieran Gillick of St George's, University of London.

2011 Winners

Entries were invited on the subject "Patient safety should always be paramount: discuss in the context of patients with advanced progressive illness" and marked by a panel from the Professional Development Committee. The winning entries may be downloaded below.

First prize was awarded to Mr Joseph Leaman of Peninsula Medical School. Mr Leaman won £250 and a free place at an APM meeting.
Second prize was awarded to Mr Angus Turnbull of Imperial College School of Medicine. Mr Turnbull won £100 and a free place at an APM meeting.

2010 Winners

Entries were invited on the subject "Is it ethical to deviate from an advance care plan?" and marked by a panel from the Ethics Committee. The winning entries may be downloaded below.

First prize was awarded to Mr Bibek Das of Imperial College School of Medicine. Mr Das won £250 and a free place at an APM meeting.
Second prize was awarded jointly to Miss Emma Amoafo of Imperial College School of Medicine and Miss Susan Wallace of Barts and the London School of Medicine. Miss Amoafo and Miss Wallace each won £50 and a free place at an APM meeting.