Award

• Prize of £500 and free first year Fellowship of the Society.
• Runners-up will receive free first year Fellowship of the Society.

Eligibility

Students and practitioners of medicine, dentistry and medical scientists of non-consultant grade.

Conditions

• Applicants should provide personal details including postal and email address, eligibility etc, and the title and outline of their proposed submission.
• Each entrant should submit an essay of up to 1500 words plus references and illustrations on a subject of relevance to John or William Hunter or medicine in the 18th Century.
• Entries should be submitted electronically.
• Shortlisted entrants are expected to make a power-point presentation of 15 minutes, followed by five-minutes for questions.

Timescale

• Deadline for submissions is 1 April 2010.
• Shortlisted candidates will be notified by July 2010.
• Presentations and award of the Hunterian Society Prize will take place at a meeting in October 2010.

Applications and subsequent submission of essay should be sent to: hunteriansociety@btconnect.com

The Hunterian Scholarship

Award

• Applications are invited for a scholarship to assist with the fees for the History of Medicine Course of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London.
• Free first year Fellowship of the Society will be offered.

Eligibility

Fully registered, non-consultant grade doctors, dentists and medical scientists.

Conditions

• Completion of the Diploma in the History of Medicine Course of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London including the examinations, dissertation and test lecture.
• Dissertation should have some relevance to John or William Hunter or medicine in the 18th Century.
• Presentation of a 10 or 15 minute abstract at the Inaugural meeting.
• Award to be presented following the presentation at the Inaugural meeting held in September 2010.

Timescale

• Deadline for submissions is 1 April 2010.
• Shortlisted candidates will be notified by July 2010.

Applications and subsequent submission should be sent to: hunteriansociety@btconnect.com

DIPLOMA COURSE IN THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE

The course is intended to give a good general introduction to the subject for medical and non-medical participants, as well as providing preparation for the Society of Apothecaries' diploma examination (DHMSA). The Course Director is Dr David Siegler, MD, FRCP, DHMSA It is run annually and takes place on Saturday mornings at the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE and The Society of Apothecaries, Apothecaries' Hall, Blackfriars Lane, London, EC4V 6EJ.

Application to register for the course should be made to:

The Faculty Secretary
Society of Apothecaries
Apothecaries' Hall
Black Friars Lane
London
EC4V 6EJ

FacultyHP@apothecaries.org.