Medal Award

THE MEDAL AWARD 

Awarded annually based on an oral communication presented by a member in active training at LabMedUK. The winner receives a £300 cash prize, while the runner-up receives £150. 

QUALIFYING CRITERIA 

Applicants must be Members of the Association who were in active training (i.e. working towards, but not yet having acquired FRCPath) when the work submitted for the award was completed. Applicants may submit this work as an abstract to the meeting within one year of being awarded FRCPath. 

Applicants must certify that the work, or a substantial and clearly defined part of it, is their own work.

Cases will not be accepted for the Medal Award.   

Applicants should outline the impact that their project has had and should also consider sustainability and EDI within their project.

HOW TO SUBMIT 

The shortlist for the Medal Award will be selected from the Poster Abstract submissions. 

In the Abstracts submissions form, applicants should submit an abstract of no more than 300 words. Please read the guidance on how to submit your abstract in the Poster Prizes section of the LabMedUK Awards page. 

Applicants must indicate on the submission form that the author wishes their abstract, if accepted, to be considered for the Medal Award. Applicants may submit their abstract for the Medal Award and the Poster Showcase but will only be able to present at one of these sessions. If selected for both, the applicant will be asked to choose which selection they would like to take forward.

The deadline for submitting your poster abstract, including consideration for the Medal Award, is 9:00 am, 20 February each year (GMT).

HOW IT WILL BE SCORED AND AWARDED 

The judges on the Award Committee will look for evidence of original science that is relevant to Laboratory Medicine, that is completed by the presenter and has impact on the patient pathway.  

Submissions for the Medal Award will be reviewed and shortlisted by at least four members of an Award Committee comprising the Association’s President, Past President or President Elect, Director of Publications and Communications, Director of Education, Training and Workforce, Director of Scientific Affairs and Clinical Practice, the Director of Conferences and Events and an EDI champion.

Shortlisted Medal Award applicants will be informed not less than 6 weeks before the Award. Those shortlisted will be invited to present their abstract at LabMedUK during a separate session dedicated to the Medal Award presentations within the conference programme. Participants will be given 10 minutes to make their presentation with a further 5 minutes for questions. Judges will also look for a clear and interesting delivery, careful timing, good audio-visual aids, and the ability to discuss the project and answer questions and evidence of the applicant’s contribution to the project.  

Authors will also be expected to produce a poster for display, these posters are displayed during both the Tuesday and Wednesday of the conference.

The winner and runner-up will be announced at the LabMedUK closing ceremony.