Harriet Wheelock / Tuesday 9 August 2011 RCPI History of Medicine Research Award 2011 The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland is delighted to announce the launch of an annual RCPI History of Medicine Research Award. The first award will be made as part of the St Luke's Day Symposium, to be held in November 2011. The RCPI History of Medicine Research Award is open to all undergraduate and postgraduate researchers in the field of the history of medicine in Ireland, as well as related social and cultural history fields. The purpose of the award is to support and develop the study of the history of medicine in Ireland, and to promote the use of the library, archive and heritage item collections held by the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. The research must be unpublished. Applicants are asked to submit an abstract on their research (maximum 800 words) with the application form, by Friday 30 September 2011. A judging process will commence in October 2011 that will conclude with four finalists presenting their 20 minute research papers to an adjudication panel during the annual St. Luke's Symposium on Thursday 3 November 2011. Click here to download the guidelines and applications form. For further information on the RCPI History of Medicine Research Award, please contact Harriet Wheelock at harrietwheelock@rcpi.ie.