Wylie Undergraduate Essay Prize
Applications for the Wylie Undergraduate Essay Medal 2025 are welcomed on the topic Is Human Factors just common sense dressed up as science? 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.
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.
Deadline for submission is 23:59 on Wednesday 5 February 2025.
Miss Gabriella Mazzoni was awarded the 2024 Wylie Undergraduate Essay Prize for an essay entitled How does a 'well' workforce benefit patient safety?