RESEARCH PAPER PRIZE COMPETITION

PAPERS ARE DUE FEBRUARY 11, 2009

COMBINED DEGREE AND PHYSICIAN SCHOLAR PROGRAMS OFFICE
SUITE 100 ANNEX STEMMLER
ATTN: Maureen Osciak

You are invited to submit a paper describing any research you have done during your time as a student in the MD or MD/PhD program for consideration by the Medical Student Research Prize faculty committee. Research in any field related to medicine is acceptable.

A tentative list of prizes appears here. Please note that this list is provided only to give you a sense of the number and range of prizes. Students are NOT expected to specify that they would like to be considered for a particular award. Submission guidelines also appear below.

NOTE: Once a student receives one of these awards, he or she is not eligible for the competition in future years.

-Papers may be published or unpublished. (If you are not the first author, please provide a short, separate description of your participation in the research.)

-There is no required format / layout for the paper.

-Review articles may NOT be submitted.

-Students may submit ONLY ONE PAPER for consideration.

-A brief letter of reference from your mentor indicating your role on the project is required. (This may be in the form of a letter addressed "Dear Selection Committee Members.")

-SIX COPIES of the paper and letter of reference must be submitted to the Combined Degree and Physician Scholar Programs Office in Suite 100 annex, along with a cover note indicating your year in medical school

-If you have questions about the Research Prize contest, please contact Maureen Osciak(osciak@mail.med.upenn.edu)

-Awards will be announced in late March