Harriet Wheelock

RCPI History of Medicine Research Award 2011 Reminder


A gentle reminder that the closing date for applications for the 2011 RCPI History of Medicine Award in Friday 30th September.

Applicants are asked to submit an abstract on their research (maximum 800 words) with the application form, which can be downloaded here. A judging process will commence in October 2010 which 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.

The RCPI History of Medicine Research Award is open to all 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 The research must be unpublished.


For further information on the RCPI History of Medicine Research Award, please contact Harriet Wheelock at harrietwheelock@rcpi.ie