Medical Student Essay Award - Roland P. Mackay Award

Awards Luncheon host John Mazziotta, MD, PhD, FAAN presents the 2012 Medical Student Essay Award: Roland P. Mackay Award to recipient Jessica Shields

This award seeks to stimulate interest in the field of neurology as an exciting and challenging profession by offering highly competitive awards for the best essay. Essays are judged on the basis of the quality of the scholarship and on suitability for an audience of general neurologists. This award is given for the best essay in historical aspects.

Presentation

Recipients are expected to give a poster presentation based on the selected manuscript at the 65th AAN Annual Meeting.

Recipient will receive:

  • Certificate of recognition $350 prize
  • Complimentary registration for 65th Annual Meeting
  • One-year complimentary subscription to Neurology journal
  • Reimbursement for 65th Annual Meeting travel and housing
  • $100 per diem for expenses (up to two days)
  • Recognition at 2013 Awards Luncheon at 65th Annual Meeting

Eligibility

  • Must be enrolled and in good standing in medical school
  • Must submit an original, lucid essay targeted to general neurologists (essay cannot be a previously published manuscript for Mackay)
  • Must have spent less than one year on a project leading to the submitted essay

Application Procedure

Applicants should submit one complete set of the following materials:

  1. Completed application form
  2. Current curriculum vitae
  3. Essay using the following guidelines (essays will not be returned):
    • Must be typed, double-spaced using a standard font
    • Maximum length of 3,500 words and no more than five figures/tables
    • Only deceased persons may be subjects of biographical papers
  4. Letter attesting to eligibility criteria and identifying award category
  5. Maximum 200-word abstract
  6. Letter from a faculty sponsor detailing the extent of technical or financial support received, the student's individual contribution to the project, and verifying that the student is the sole author of the essay
  7. Contributorship statement that provides clarification of the specific contributions made regarding idea generation, drafting and manuscript preparation, data collection, data analysis, and manuscript editing. A statement must be provided for each author if more than one is listed.

Deadline

The 2013 scientific award deadline has passed. Award notifications will be sent to all applicants in early January.

For more information, please contact Suzi Sherman at ssherman@aan.com or (612) 928-6315.

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