Helen H. Glaser Student Essay Awards
Purpose: To encourage medical students to address nontechnical topics in medicine, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society instituted this competition to recognize and reward excellent and thoughtful student compositions.
Prizes: $2000 first, $750 second, $500 third, and up to three honorable mention awards of $250 each. Prizes will be paid after the receipt of required documentation (see Requirements for winning essays, below).
Eligibility: Authors must be enrolled at medical schools with active chapters (Class of 2008 or later), but need not be members of AΩA. Only one entry may be submitted by an author.
Dates: Entries must be postmarked no later than January 31, 2008, and sent by first-class mail, express mail, or by courier. Winners will be announced about May 1, 2008.
Requirements for the essays, including submission form, are available for download here:
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