BSR Medical Student Bursaries
BSR invites UK medical students to apply for bursaries to attend Rheumatology 2010 in Birmingham, 21-23 April, 2010.
To qualify for the award applicants should submit a piece of their work which is relevant to rheumatology or a related discipline. Applications must be submitted as an abstract via the on-line abstract submission system
http://rheumatology2010.abstractcentral.com
The application can be in the form of one of the following:
- Case report and discussion
- Elective report
- Original research
- History of medicine
The submission can be clinical or scientific in nature and should address the following questions:
- Why did you decide on your chosen topic?
- What evidence in the literature was there to support this?
- How was the work carried out?
- How may this work change your approach to caring for patients’ musculoskeletal disease / improve care for patients in the future?
Applications will be assessed against the following criteria by a panel from BSR:
- Originality
- Structure
- Presentation
- Use of an evidence base
- Clarity of discussion and conclusions
- Relevance to care of patients with musculoskeletal disease
The winners achieving the highest marks will each receive:
- Complimentary conference registration
- Economy travel expenses
- Two night’s accommodation (B&B basis)
- The opportunity to present your work as a poster at Rheumatology 2010 and discuss the winning work with interested colleagues
Submission deadline
The deadline for the submission of abstracts is 20 November 2009. Please note that the abstract site will close at midnight and abstracts will not be accepted after this time.
Winners will be notified by email in January 2010.
Rules and eligibility
- Applicants need not be members of BSR
- Open to UK medical students at any stage of their training but would be most suitable for those in their clinical years (years 3 – 5)
- The submitted work should be original and written by the applicant, although help from a supervisor/teacher is acceptable.
Please contact Louis Bellintani at lbellintani@rheumatology.org.uk for any further information.