The clinical oncology undergraduate essay prize
Applications open in November 2023.
LEARN MOREFormerly known as the Edinburgh EAR Congress Essay Prize
The clinical oncology undergraduate essay prize is for an essay either on a topic relevant to clinical oncology or describing personal experience of working in a department of clinical oncology during an elective period or vacation. The successful applicant may be invited to present a talk about their essay at the appropriate RCR meeting.
Funding
£200
Eligibility
UK medical students
Assessment criteria
- Background information/research
- Relevance of subject matter (a focus on radiotherapy will be highly valued)
- Essay structure and presentation
- Quality of report
- Conclusion
Enquiries should be directed to undergraduate@rcr.ac.uk
Presentation from our 2021 prize winner
Patrick McAleavey, a final year medical student at Queen's University Belfast, discusses his prize-winning essay on 'Drug-radiotherapy combinations in glioblastoma.'
This presentation was developed independently and the information provided in this video does not represent RCR guidance or endorsement.
Previous recipients of the clinical oncology research and essay prizes
Year | Recipient | University | Title |
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2022 | Srinand Sundaram | University of Cambridge | Defining the role of radiotherapy in the treatment of oligometastatic cancer |
2021 | Patrick McAleavey | Queen's University Belfast | Radiotherapy-drug combinations in the treatment of glioblastoma multiformed: A brief review |
2020 | Katherine Gallagher | University of Leeds | Minimising therapeutic side-effects from chemoradiotherapy in HPV-positive oropharyngeal squamous cells carcinoma |
2019 | Hiren Dusara | Kings College London | The Role of Cannabinoids in Cancer: Perspectives Beyond Pain and Palliative Care |
2018 | Shalin Abraham | University of Cambridge | Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy in the treatment of metastatic neuroendocrine tumours: is this the magic bullet we have been waiting for? |
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