Elective Award - Open to applications!
The Elective Award is awarded competitively on an annual basis to a medical student undertaking an international child health elective placement. This prize seeks to promote and encourage engagement in global child health among the next generation of doctors. The winner will be announced on 1st June 2024.
Prize: £500
Applications
Applications for this prize in 2024 open on Monday 25th March 2024.
The application should take the form of a structured proposal of your elective project in global child health. This should be of no more than 1,000 words covering:
The Aim and Objectives
The Process (including brief details of the elective location and local supervisor)
The Planned Output
You should attach a one-page schedule with your estimated costs.
A short curriculum vitae (maximum one A4 page) and a reference is also required.
Please e-mail your application to ichgeducation@gmail.com before the submission deadline of Wednesday 1st May 2024.
To apply for this award you must be a member of the ICHG - Not a Member? Join now. Please contact us if you would like to discuss discounted membership. Any questions contact us via ichgeducation@gmail.com
Previous Winners
Winner 2023
Leyna Roy
How does the prevalence of childhood depression vary by parent- versus child-reporting, and what demographic factors are associated with any differences
WINNER 2020
Samuel Neal
Characteristics and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in two neonatal units in sub-Saharan Africa
WINNER 2019
Heather Lawson
WINNER 2018
Evaluating Kangaroo Mother Care at a teaching hospital in The Gambia
WINNER 2017
Efioanwan Andah
WINNER 2016
An audit of immunisation uptake in paediatric patients at Zithulele Hospital, South Africa