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Themes:
Practicing/life physician category:
“Current Practice: Realities and Controversies”
$1,500 cash prize
Physician-in-training/medical student category:
“What Patients Have Taught Me”
$750 cash prize
Length:
800 to 2,000 words
Format:
Do not put your name on your essay! Judges are blinded to
authors. Instead, include a separate cover letter with name,
entry category, essay title and contact information.
Medical Writing for
the Public Award:
In addition to the essay contest, GLMS offers a Medical
Writing for the Public Award. You may enter an article of
any length, written on a medically related topic for readers
in the general public, that was published in a newspaper,
magazine or book anytime during 2013. The submission
may not be a self-published work. Include a copy of the
article along with a cover letter with the name and date of
the publication and your contact information. The award for
this category is non-monetary.
Deadline:
Monday, March 3, 2014
Submission:
Send via email as an attachment to Kate Williams at
[email protected]. Email submissions are highly preferred, but if not possible, send entry by fax to 502-736-6339
or by mail to 101 W. Chestnut St., Louisville, KY 40202.
You must be a GLMS physician member (practicing or retired),
GLMS in-training member or University of Louisville medical
student to enter.
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Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
5 WINGS Foundation Inc. JD Vale Grant Application, 2013.
6 Cobia, D. C., Sobansky, R. R., & Ingram, M., (2004). Female
survivors of childhood sexual abuse: Implications for couples’
therapists. The Family Journal, 12 (3), 312-318.
7 “What is child sexual abuse?” American Psychological Association.
Retrieved July 14, 2013 from http://www.apa.org/pi/families/
resources/child-sexual-abuse.aspx.
8 Courtois, C. A. (1988). Healing the incest wound: adult survivors in
therapy. New York: Norton.
9 Chamberlain, L. (2010, October 11). When It’s Not Her Choice:
Reproductive Health and Violence. Presentation at University of
Louisville Women’s and Gender Studies Department/Kentucky
Domestic Violence Association Training Institute, Louisville, KY.
10 “Myths and Facts.” 1in6. Retrieved July 15, 2013 from
https://1in6.org/men/myths/.
11 Schachter, et. al., 1.
12 “Toxic stress from childhood trauma causes obesity too.”
(2012, May 23). AcesTooHigh. Retrieved July 15, 2013 from http://
acestoohigh.com/2012/05/23/toxic-stress-from-childhood-trau