RESEARCH PAPER PRIZE COMPETITION

Click here for the 2009 Research Paper Prize Competition Winners!

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-Papers may be published or unpublished.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