JOIN THE 2016
GLMS ESSAY
CONTEST
MEDICAL
STUDENTS NEED
YOUR GUIDANCE
The ninth annual Richard Spear,
MD, Memorial Essay Contest is
upon us. GLMS welcomes all aspiring physician authors to take
part and talk about their personal health care experiences for a
chance at a cash prize.
The contest is divided into two categories: practicing/retired physicians and in-training physicians/
medical students. After so many
great essays last year, we can’t
wait to read this year’s entries.
Practicing and retired physicians
are asked to write about how your
practice has forged you as a person. Your theme is “How Medicine
Has Changed Me” and the prize
for first place is $1,500. For intraining physicians and medical students, consider your connection to the world at large both in-person and online. Your category,
for a prize of $750, is “Social Media in Medicine.”
Each entry in both categories will be considered on excellence in
expression, creativity, readability and clarity by the all-volunteer
panel of judges. Each entry must be between 800-2,000 words.
The essays are due on Monday, March 7, 2016.
The winning essays will be announced at the annual President’s
Celebration in June and then published in the July 2016 issue of
Louisville Medicine. Many of the other outstanding entries will
be published in subsequent months as determined by the GLMS
Editorial Board. For this contest, all entries must be original, unpublished writing intended solely for publication in Louisville
Medicine and pertinent to the themes. Please remember HIPAA
guidelines. Also, use a separate cover letter with your name, entry category, essay title and contact information as judges are
blinded to authors.
Send entries and cover letters via e-mail as an attachment to
Aaron Burch at [email protected]. Email submissions are
highly preferred, but if not possible, send entry by fax to (502)
736-6339 or by mail to GLMS, 101 W. Chestnut St., Louisville, KY,
40202. Please note that only GLMS members are eligible.
Dr. Vinay Puri spoke
with students at the
2015 Specialty Speed
Networking event
The Greater Louisville Medical Society’s Specialty Speed Networking event is back and in need of physician volunteers who are
passionate about their specialty. This is a one-time volunteer commitment that exposes University of Louisville medical students to
a variety of specialties through a format similar to “speed dating.”
The event will be held at the Old Medical School Building on the
evening of Thursday, March 10. Volunteers from the following
physician specialties are requested:
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Anesthesiology
Cardiology
Emergency Medicine
Internal Medicine (General Practice)
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Nephrology
Neurology
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedic Surgery
Otolaryngology
Pediatrics (General Practice or Subspecialty)
Plastic Surgery
Radiology
Specialty Speed Networking is a popular event for the GLMS
physicians and medical students who participate. Students spend
several minutes at each specialty table speaking to the physician
volunteer and rotate through all tables throughout the evening.
The Leadership and Program Development Committee hosts the
event, which is in its seventh year.
To volunteer, contact Jennifer Howard at jennifer.howard@glms.
org or 502-736-6362. Please be aware that GLMS only schedules
one volunteer per specialty, therefore volunteers need to be sure
they will be available before committing.
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