Wylie Undergraduate Essay Prize | Association of Anaesthetists

Wylie Undergraduate Essay Prize

Wylie Undergraduate Essay Prize

Applications for the Wylie Undergraduate Essay Medal 2026 are welcomed on the topic The 10 year NHS plan suggests 3 key shifts; acute to community, sickness to prevention, analogue to digital. How are these relevant to anaesthesia?

Essays must be written by an undergraduate medical student at a university in Great Britain or Ireland. The overall winner will receive the Wylie Medal in memory of Dr W Derek Wylie, President of the Association 1980-82, a cash prize and will be invited to attend the Resident Doctors Conference 2026.

Applications are invited from medical students studying in Great Britain and Ireland (subject to confirmation of eligibility).

  • Essays on the prescribed topic are invited from medical students studying in Great Britain and Ireland.
  • All applicants must be the sole author of their essay.
  • All authors must be natural persons; artificial intelligence systems do not meet the criteria for authorship as these cannot account and take responsibility for the submitted work.
  • The word limit is 1000 words (excluding references and headings).
  • Some essays may be published online, depending on their suitability and at the discretion of the Association of Anaesthetists.
  • All essay submissions will be subject to a plagiarism check and the results will be considered as part of the judging process.

Submit your essay today here

Deadline for submission is 23:59 on Wednesday 14 January 2026.

Mr Alfie Sewell was awarded the 2025 Wylie Undergraduate Essay Prize for an essay entitled Are human factors just common sense dressed up as science? 

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