Category Archives: Awards

Gordon Stirrat Portfolio Prize

This is a new prize in RHCN (Year 4 O&G), endowed by Prof Gordon Stirrat, formerly Prof of O&G, Dean of Medicine and PVC. It is an annual prize for the best portfolio, but also requires good performance in written and SSC exams. For the academic year, 2016-2017, the prize has been won by Hannah… Read More »

RCGP annual conference

At the RCGP annual conference, our students and trainees were well represented. At the RCGP Inspiring the Future Awards Alexa Lazarou (Year 4, former GPSOC Chair) (on the right) was awarded joint RCGP Student of the Year and Hannah Niesser  (also Year 4, Current GPSOC Chair)(on the left) accepted the Award for ‘Best Event or Initiative’ on behalf of last… Read More »

International MNI Award 2017

€30,000 research prize won by Harrison Carter, a Year 5 medical student, who was awarded the ‘International MNI Award 2017’, at the European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ESPEN) in The Hague. He has been awarded 30,000 euros to develop a medical and public health nutrition programme for UK medical students to help improve patient outcomes… Read More »

Recent successes from anatomy students and staff

Dom Mahoney a medical student from Bristol took part in the fifth National Undergraduate Neuroanatomy Competition at the University of Southampton (8 Apr 2017) and received a distinction award. https://twitter.com/NatNeuroComp/status/856785925975756800   Katie Lloyd a final year medical student from Bristol attended the International Joint Summer Meeting of the British & European Associations of Clinical Anatomists at the… Read More »

British Association in Forensic Medicine Student Prize 2017

The British Association in Forensic Medicine (BAFM) offers an annual prize of £250 to medical students from the United Kingdom for what is judged to be the best project on any aspect of forensic pathology carried out during an elective period or short study module. The closing date is 1st August 2017. For more details… Read More »

RHCN prize for best SSC 2016-17

On Friday June 30th, 6 students were shortlisted to attend the RHCN Prize presentations and present their work, for the prize of being the best in the year (and money and a certificate) . After a tough competition, Clemmie Stebbings was the victor, with her presentation on “The science of the lambs: creation of an… Read More »

UHBristol wins big at the BMJ Awards

Well done to UHBristol for winning two 2017 BMJ awards. Professor Karen Forbes and team won the Palliative & Hospice Team of the Year for an innovative project that has measurably improved palliative care for patients or their carers and UHBristol also won the Prevention team of the year which recognises teams whose work shows the… Read More »

Annual South West Obstetrics and Gynaecology meeting

On Friday May 5th, several of our students (Laura Medhurst, Curtis Wright and Callum Hunter) attended and presented at the Annual South West Obstetrics and Gynaecology meeting, held this year in Plymouth. Pictured below, they presented on topics of Female Genital Mutilation, Cleft lip and palate, and prophylaxis against HIV. As has happened every year… Read More »