Awards Available Through the Center
Awards Available Through the Center
Our Center members have both received and given awards which benefit not only themselves and the recipients, but the Center and University's students, faculty, and staff, and communities near and far as well.
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AWARD FOR WRITTEN SCHOLARSHIP IN MEDICAL ETHICS
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Submission deadline: March 16
Description:
The Center for Health Ethics, Arts, and Humanities is pleased to sponsor the Award for Written Scholarship in Medical Ethics. The Award will be given annually to a student in the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah on the basis of a written manuscript addressing an ethical issue in medical care or medical research. The committee encourages students to submit original work written for the purposes of this award. Many scholarly approaches will be considered, including, but not limited to: original research, opinion pieces backed by evidence and solid argumentation, exploration of personal experiences, and critical analysis of literary and artistic works that illustrate an ethical issue. Submissions will be evaluated by a committee of faculty members affiliated with the Center for Health Ethics, Arts, and Humanities.
The aim of the award is to acknowledge students with clear potential to develop a scholarly career in medical ethics. The committee may choose not to make an award if no submissions are deemed truly excellent. The Award is supported by a generous donation to the Center from a faculty member. The Center will accept submissions from medical students at any point in their training.
Award Recipients Receive:
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A monetary prize of $1500
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Public announcement of the award
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Inclusion in the award programs for the School of Medicine
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Faculty mentorship to facilitate the publication of the submitted manuscript, if desired by the author
Guidelines:
The Center encourages students to submit high-quality examples of scholarship in medical ethics, and it is likely that successful submissions will be the product of a significant investment of time and effort on the part of the writer.
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Submissions of any length will be considered, though the expectation would be a manuscript of 1500-5000 words
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Submissions must not have been published previously
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Submissions should be primarily the work of the student submitting, and thus, co-authored manuscripts are discouraged
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Timeline:
Submission Deadline: March 16
Notification of Award: Before May 1
Submissions:
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Submit as a Word (.docx) or Adobe (.pdf) document
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Do not name the document with any part of the submitter's name (will be reviewed anonymously)
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Sierra June Casper, the 2025 winner of the Award for Written Scholarship in Medical Ethics!
Sierra Casper has been selected as this year’s Award for Written Scholarship in Medical Ethics winner for her manuscript “Medicine: The Lost Connection.” Judges praised her thoughtful and well-crafted work, which raises important issues about communicating difficult medical information. She will be recognized at the SFESOM Dean’s Dinner on May 13 and in the 2025 Commencement program.
Justin Campbell, 2025 Special Commendation for Bioethics Scholarship
Congratulations to MD/PhD candidate Justin Campbell, who received a Special Commendation for Bioethics Scholarship in this year’s 2025 award competition for his manuscript “Ethical Considerations in Contemporary Psychiatric Neurosurgery.” His work has since been published in the Journal of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery and is available here.
Shanena Allen, the 2024 winner of the Award for Written Scholarship in Medical Ethics!
Shanena Allen has been selected as the 2024 Award for Written Scholarship in Medical Ethics winner for her manuscript "Obesity and the Ethical Concerns in its Diagnosis, Etiology, and Treatment."
