Prize Awards
Contest 2008
To
promote scholarship in medicine, the ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF MEDICINE is
offering seven prize awards in the current contest, which will close March 1,
2008. Submissions are encouraged from all physicians (including residents and
fellows), dentists, physician assistants, nurses (including NP, BSN, RN, LPN),
and nursing students in the Seventh District Area of the New York State Medical
and Dental Societies and all University of Rochester medical students. Some
awards also include other professional groups as noted in the award categories.
Prizes will be awarded at the Academy Annual Meeting Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Prize
recipients will be invited to attend the Annual Meeting and to prepare a short
summary of their papers for display during a poster session.
The
objective of these Awards is to promote scholarship in clinical medicine.
To meet this objective, submissions relating to clinical and basic science
research, case series/case reports, or summaries of key topics are encouraged;
all submissions should include review of relevant literature.
Award
Categories
Academy
of Medicine Award in Honor of George H. Whipple, M.D.
Available to medical students
at the University of Rochester. Prizes of $300 each for the best two
papers on a medical subject describing a research project or experience. In
recognition of Dr. Whipple and his interest in research, the papers should
describe the student’s work conducting medical research, in either basic
science or clinical medicine. Research conducted as part of international
medicine experiences is reviewed as research in clinical medicine. (Sponsored
by the Rochester Academy of Medicine)
Academy
of Medicine Community and Preventive Medicine Award in Honor of Dr. Robert L.
Berg
Available
to physicians, physician assistants, nurses and medical students:
$500 for the best paper pertaining to community/public health and/or
preventive medicine. Recognizing Dr. Berg's contribution to our community's
health, papers that report on propects that have improved the health of our
community are encouraged. (Sponsored through generous donations by Francis E.
Browning, M.D., James M. Haley, M.D., Roger J. Boulay, M.D.)
Academy
of Medicine Library Award
Available to physicians,
physician assistants, nurses, dentists, and medical students. $750 for
the best paper on medical ethics or on the history of medicine or dentistry.
This paper must include references to the relevant literature. (Sponsored by
the Academy of Medicine)
Academy
of Medicine Nursing Award
Available to all nurses and
nursing students. $300 for the best paper contributing to the knowledge
of nursing in any field. Papers describing clinical research are encouraged, as
are those that review an important clinical issue in the field of nursing.
(Sponsored by the Rochester Academy of Medicine)
Academy
of Medicine Geriatrics Award in Honor of Carter and T. Franklin Williams
Available to health care
professionals in training, for example, those studying for careers in medicine,
nursing, physical therapy, and social work. $500 for the best paper on
geriatric health care . In recognition of the important role Carter and Frank
Williams have played in our community and nationally in caring for the elderly,
this paper should address a topic in geriatrics that combines both medical and
social issues. The paper can report on research findings or can be a scholarly
review of an important topic in geriatric medicine. (Sponsored through a
generous donation by Drs. Timothy and Beverly Kaiser)
Kluge
Trauma and Emergency Medical Services Award
Available to all health care
professionals (for example, Emergency Medicine physicians, EMT’s paramedics,
nurses) and health care students. $500 for the best paper pertaining to
trauma and emergency medical services. In recognition of Dr. Kluge’s interest
in education and in this specific topic both regionally and nationally, the
papers should include research or reviews about care of or planning for Trauma
and Emergency Medical Services. (Sponsored through a generous donation by
David N. Kluge, M.D.)
Sidney
Hillman Health Center Award in Honor of Dr. Robert Burton
Available to physicians,
physician assistants, nurses, medical students and social workers. $500
for the best paper pertaining to workplace-related health care issues. Given Dr.
Burton’s vision of labor, management, and the medical community creating a new
approach to medical care for workers, this submission should describe projects
or provide reviews that deal with occupational medicine, innovative approaches
to providing employee health care, or other workplace-related health issues.
(Sponsored through a generous donation by the Sidney Hillman Health Center)
Academy
of Medicine Primary Care Award in Honor of Milton N. Luria, M.D. and William L.
Morgan, M.D.
Available to physicians,
nurse practitioners, physician assistants and medical students. $300 for the
best paper pertaining to Adult Primary Care Medicine. Recognizing the importance
Drs. Luria and Morgan placed on the doctor-patient relationship, research papers
or reviews that emphasize the role of the patient and approaches to the patient
in primary care are encouraged. (Sponsored through a generous donation by
Edgar R. Black, M.D.)
GUIDELINES
FOR PRIZE AWARD SUBMISSIONS
The
contest closes on March 1, 2008. The individual submission should be an original
and a suitable legible copy. Each should be placed in a separate thesis cover or
manila folder. Illustrations such as charts, photographs, drawings and tables
may be included.
The
title of the paper should appear on the title page and the name of the award for
which it is competing. The authors’ names should not appear on the title page
or elsewhere in the paper. A separate sealed envelope containing the name,
addresses, and telephone numbers (work and home) of the authors, with the title
of the paper on the outside, should be submitted with the paper to the ROCHESTER
ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, 1441 East Avenue, Suite 101, Rochester, New York 14610-1665
by March 1, 2008.
Only
one prize will be awarded to a contestant and to a paper, although a contestant
may submit more than one paper for any particular award, or for more than one
award. Award submissions may also have been submitted for journal publication;
however, they must not be published before April 1, 2008. Papers may have
multiple authors. The award will be presented to the first author
of the paper unless instructions to the contrary are included in the envelope
containing the authors’ names. If the candidate for the award is not the first
author, the candidate must indicate his/her contributions to the paper. All
decisions of the Committee regarding the awards shall be final.
Additional
information regarding the prize awards or the eligibility of any contestant may
be obtained from the office of the Rochester Academy of Medicine by calling
(585) 271-1313. The Co-Chairs of the PRIZE AWARDS Committee are Edgar R. Black, M.D.
and Richard Satran, M.D.
