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SFO Undergraduate Essay Prize 

About the Essay Prize

Much has been said about undergraduate medical education over the years but it seems that little changed: as far back as 1979 the Council of the British Association of Otolaryngologists (BAO) considered how best to generate interest in ENT and encourage undergraduate medical students into the Specialty.

How better to achieve these aims than by establishing a competition and offering a prize to the winner? It is no surprise that the idea of awarding the prize on the basis of the results of a multiple-choice exam was rejected in favour of an essay competition for undergraduates and the first Undergraduate Essay Prize was awarded in 1981 for an essay entitled "The Social Handicap of Deafness" and the prize continues to be awarded annually to a clinical medical student for an essay the title of which is published each year.

The tradition initiated so many years ago continues to flourish under the auspices of ENT UK.

SFO Undergraduate Essay Prize 2024

This year's topic is: "How can we overcome the challenge of excessively long waiting lists within ENT?  What does the future hold for our specialty and what are the possible solutions?" 

The winning essay will be published on the SFO UK website and the author awarded a £500 prize and invited to join the SFO Committee.  

  • Eligibility: Only medical students are eligible to enter. Students who have graduated but not yet commenced their Foundation jobs are eligible provided they submit their entry before leaving medical school. You must be a member of SFO (ENT UK).
  • Specifications: the maximum word count is 3,000 words
  • Deadline: Sunday 10 November 2024 (23:59)

The winner will be announced in January 2025

Submissions are currently closed.

LEARN MORE AND APPLY

Enquiries should be sent to education@entuk.org

Past Essay Prizes

 

 

SFO UK Elective Prize 

About the Prize

Undergraduate electives form an important part of medical education and is a great opportunity to develop your interest in a specialty such as ENT. It gives an avenue to pursue projects either locally or overseas. We felt we would reward such endeavours by establishing a prize award for the best elective.

Eligibility:

  • Must be a medical student registered at a UK or International Medical School.
  • Must have completed an ENT-related elective.
  • Must be a member of the Society of Fellows of Otolaryngology UK (SFO UK).

Requirements:

  • Provide an up-to-date CV.
  • Submit a 1,500-word elective report (including clinical aspects, research, charity work, and reflections).
  • Include a 300-word abstract for any research conducted.

Criteria:

  • Contribution to learning and growth.
  • Contribution to institution and others.
  • Writing quality.
  • Report design.

Prize: £500.

Deadline: Sunday, December 1, 2024.

Winner Announcement: January 2025.

Submissions are currently closed.

LEARN MORE AND APPLY

Enquiries should be sent to education@entuk.org

Previous Winners

Congratulations to Benjamin Talks for winning our Elective Prize for 2019. See the winning essay here.

 

 

SFO UK Innovative Education Prize

About the Prize

Do you have a passion for education? Have you got a great training idea you would like to implement to engage your fellow medical students?​

SFO UK is looking for proposals that incorporate ENT into an innovative training event at your medical school based on one of the following themes:

  1. ENT Clinical examination
  2. ENT procedures
  3. Clinical decision making in ENT scenarios

What will the winner receive?

Past winners have received free entry to the UK's largest ENT conference (BACO).

How do I enter?

Applications for the prize are currently closed. Join us on our Facebook and Twitter to keep to date with announcements of the next prize openings!