The University of Ottawa Journal of Medicine (UOJM) is pleased to open the Call for submissions for the second edition of the UOJM National Commentaries Contest!
All full-time students, resident-doctors and postdocs from Universities across Canada are invited to submit a single-author commentary (1000 word limit; written in English or in French) on a current medical issue, controversy, or social determinant of health. Submissions will be stratified by language and level of education, and all commentaries ranked in the first quartile will be published in a special issue of the UOJM.
There will be a first prize of $1000, 2nd prize of $500, and 3rd prize of $250 for the top three student commentaries IN EACH LANGUAGE, and new this year, a $500 prize for best submission from a Resident or Postdoctoral Fellow, also IN EACH LANGUAGE.
Please note that the submission deadline is Sunday, 8 May 2022. For more information and to participate, please see the link below:
All full-time students, resident-doctors and postdocs from Universities across Canada are invited to submit a single-author commentary (1000 word limit; written in English or in French) on a current medical issue, controversy, or social determinant of health. Submissions will be stratified by language and level of education, and all commentaries ranked in the first quartile will be published in a special issue of the UOJM.
There will be a first prize of $1000, 2nd prize of $500, and 3rd prize of $250 for the top three student commentaries IN EACH LANGUAGE, and new this year, a $500 prize for best submission from a Resident or Postdoctoral Fellow, also IN EACH LANGUAGE.
Please note that the submission deadline is Sunday, 8 May 2022. For more information and to participate, please see the link below:
2022 WINNERS
Winners in English stream
1st place ($1000) - Benjamin Lam
Title: MAiD for Mental Illness Patients - What's Holding Us Back?
2nd place ($500) - Donovan Makus
Title: The End of the Lecture? Rethinking Pre-clerkship Medical Education in a Post-Online Era
3rd place ($250) - Jennifer Horwitz
Title: Bridging the Gap: The Deficits in Transitional Care
Winners in French stream
1st place ($1000) - Lara Pereira
Title: Gouttes d’or: Le prix de l’allaitement
2nd place ($500) - Laurent Dubé
Title: Les études médicales postdoctorales: un appel au changement
3rd place ($250) - Mario Corrado
Title: La pandémie en ligne: Comment faire face à l'hésitation vaccinale et à l'infodémie de COVID-19
Post-Doctorate/Resident Winner ($500):
Author: Nicholas Fabiano
Title: Exercise as First-Line Therapy in Depression
1st place ($1000) - Benjamin Lam
Title: MAiD for Mental Illness Patients - What's Holding Us Back?
2nd place ($500) - Donovan Makus
Title: The End of the Lecture? Rethinking Pre-clerkship Medical Education in a Post-Online Era
3rd place ($250) - Jennifer Horwitz
Title: Bridging the Gap: The Deficits in Transitional Care
Winners in French stream
1st place ($1000) - Lara Pereira
Title: Gouttes d’or: Le prix de l’allaitement
2nd place ($500) - Laurent Dubé
Title: Les études médicales postdoctorales: un appel au changement
3rd place ($250) - Mario Corrado
Title: La pandémie en ligne: Comment faire face à l'hésitation vaccinale et à l'infodémie de COVID-19
Post-Doctorate/Resident Winner ($500):
Author: Nicholas Fabiano
Title: Exercise as First-Line Therapy in Depression
2021 WINNERS
Winners in English stream
1st place ($1000) - Sarah Fu, University of Ottawa, Undergraduate Medical Program
Title: The Subtle and Silent Issue in Older Adult Care
2nd place ($750) - Amy Johnston, University of Ottawa, School of Epidemiology and Public Health
Title: The COVID-19 vaccine evidence gap: Decisions without data for pregnant and breastfeeding women
3rd place ($500) - Ammar Saad, University of Ottawa, School of Epidemiology and Public Health
Title: Moving Forward with Virtual Care: Lessons for the Post COVID-19 Era
Winners in French stream
1st place ($1000) - Melanie Elhafid, University of Toronto, Undergraduate Medical Program
Title: Le pouvoir de la langue
2nd place ($750) -Yasmine Elmi, University of Ottawa, Translational and Molecular Medicine
Title: Les couleurs de la médecine : Représentation inégale de la pigmentation de la peau dans les ressources en dermatologie
3rd place ($500) - Léa Caya-Bissonnette, University of Ottawa, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Title: Le vaccin à ARNm, au-delà du COVID-19
1st place ($1000) - Sarah Fu, University of Ottawa, Undergraduate Medical Program
Title: The Subtle and Silent Issue in Older Adult Care
2nd place ($750) - Amy Johnston, University of Ottawa, School of Epidemiology and Public Health
Title: The COVID-19 vaccine evidence gap: Decisions without data for pregnant and breastfeeding women
3rd place ($500) - Ammar Saad, University of Ottawa, School of Epidemiology and Public Health
Title: Moving Forward with Virtual Care: Lessons for the Post COVID-19 Era
Winners in French stream
1st place ($1000) - Melanie Elhafid, University of Toronto, Undergraduate Medical Program
Title: Le pouvoir de la langue
2nd place ($750) -Yasmine Elmi, University of Ottawa, Translational and Molecular Medicine
Title: Les couleurs de la médecine : Représentation inégale de la pigmentation de la peau dans les ressources en dermatologie
3rd place ($500) - Léa Caya-Bissonnette, University of Ottawa, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Title: Le vaccin à ARNm, au-delà du COVID-19