Tell Us...
Should Medical Marijuana
Have a Place in Kentucky
Health Care?
THE 2019 RICHARD SPEAR, MD, MEMORIAL ESSAY CONTEST
GUIDELINES
To enter, you must be a GLMS physician member (practicing or retired), GLMS in-training member or a University of
Louisville medical student.
THEMED ESSAY CONTEST:
All entries must be original, unpublished writing intended solely for publishing in Louisville Medicine. Essays must
be pertinent to the following theme.
“Should Medical Marijuana Have a Place in Kentucky Health Care?
LENGTH:
800 to 2,000 words
DEADLINE:
Monday, March 4, 2019
PRIZE:
$1,500 for practicing and retired
$750 for physicians-in-training
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.
SUBMISSION:
Send via email as an attachment to Aaron Burch at [email protected].
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