Annual Meetings
The Osler Medal
Eligibility
Students currently enrolled in a school of medicine or of osteopathy in the United States or Canada are eligible. However, students who are currently enrolled or have been enrolled in graduate studies of history, history of science or medicine, or of humanities or the social sciences are not eligible to compete, nor are previous recipients of the Osler Medal award.
Essays must be the exclusive work of the contestant submitting the entry. No outside help may be accepted, other than the usual advice given by teachers and the ordinary courtesies extended to all investigators by libraries, museums, archives, and similar institutions. No essay is eligible for this award if it has been published or accepted for publication anywhere, in whole or in part.
Judges' Criteria
The award is given for an outstanding unpublished essay on a medico-historical topic. It may pertain either to the historical development of a contemporary medical subject or to a topic within the health sciences of a discrete period in the past. The essay must be the result of original research or show an unusual appreciation and understanding of historical problems.
Author's Personal Information
Personal information must be provided on a sheet separate from the essay because judging is anonymous. This sheet should contain:
* Your full name.
* The title of the essay.
* The name of your medical school.
* The name and address of the instructor if the essay was written as part of a course, or the name and address of an advisor or professor familiar with your work.
* Address(es), phone number(s), and/or e-mail address at which you may be reached from February through March.
* A copy of your current university ID or other evidence of student status. If you were awarded the M.D. or D.O. in the previous spring, please provide evidence of your graduation and a copy of your last years university ID or other evidence of your student status at that time.
Deadline
Entries must be postmarked 15 January