Student professionalism competition 2020
Enter our annual student competition by 27 September 2020 to be in with a chance of winning up to £300. This year our joint competition with the Medical Schools Council focuses on the importance of good communication.
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has brought into focus how important this aspect of professionalism is for ensuring safe patient care and effective multidisciplinary team working. But it’s also highlighted how different factors, such as remote consultations or the visual barrier of PPE, can make good communication more challenging.
We know the pandemic has caused much disruption and distress. We’re running the competition this year as students told us they’d find it a valuable opportunity and wanted us to go ahead.
What’s in it for me?
- The winning entry will be awarded a £300 high street voucher, with two runners up winning a £100 high street voucher each
- The winning session will be shared with all UK medical schools as a teaching resource and shortlisted sessions will be published on our website
- The winner will also be invited to present their session at the GMC annual conference and blog about their experience in GMC news for students.
The winner and runners up will be announced later this year.
How do I take part?
We’d like you, either individually or in a small group, to create an online teaching session to help other students understand what our joint guidance, Achieving good medical practice, says about communication. It doesn’t need to be about the pandemic but should focus on at least one of two themes:
Communicating with patients and those close to them
Communicating as part of the multidisciplinary team
You have until 27 September to take part.
For full details on how to enter and what we are looking for, download our application form.
In 2019, we ran our fourth annual professionalism competition with the Medical Schools Council.
We asked students to create a teaching session to help their peers understand what our joint guidance, Achieving good medical practice, says about speaking up. We asked them to focus on speaking up about one or more of three themes:
- Patient safety issues on placement
- Unprofessional behaviour of peers and health care professionals
- Your and your peers' health and wellbeing.
2019's winning entry
2019's overall winner was Aisling Sweeney, a fifth year student at Cardiff University. Her session, "Concerned about raising a concern?", wins her a £300 high street voucher and the opportunity to spend half a day shadowing Dr Henrietta Hughes - England's national Freedom to Speak Up Guardian. She will also be invited to present their session at a medical education conference and blog about their experience in GMC news for students.
Concerned about raising a concern?
By Aisling Sweeney, Cardiff University
This session introduces participants to "Achieving good medical practice" guidance on raising concerns, and contains exercises to strengthen attendees' confidence in their ability to do so.
Rosalyn Buckland and Matthew Cotton, fourth year at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry (Runners up)
Lesson plan by Rosalyn Buckland and Matthew Cotton
Presentation by Rosalyn Buckland and Matthew Cotton
Edward Mbanasor, Sara Zonza, Sumeet Maras and Niralini Thayaparan, second year at University of Leeds (Runners up)
Lesson plan by Edward Mbanasor, Sara Zonza, Sumeet Maras and Niralini Thayaparan
Presentation by Edward Mbanasor, Sara Zonza, Sumeet Maras and Niralini Thayaparan
Sarah Saram and Megan Lee, fourth year at University of Birmingham (Shortlisted)
Lesson plan by Sarah Saram and Megan Lee
Presentation by Sarah Saram and Megan Lee
Louise Chapman and Helen Frank, fifth year at University of Nottingham (Shortlisted)
Lesson plan by Louise Chapman and Helen Frank
Game board Louise Chapman and Helen Frank
Muhammad Arham Shahid Sahu, Yasmin Gabrielle Nikookam and Zahrah Goolam-Mahomed, fourth year at University of Birmingham (Shortlisted)
Lesson plan by Muhammad Arham Shahid Sahu, Yasmin Gabrielle Nikookam and Zahrah Goolam-Mahomed
Presentation by Muhammad Arham Shahid Sahu, Yasmin Gabrielle Nikookam and Zahrah Goolam-Mahomed
Student hand out by Muhammad Arham Shahid Sahu, Yasmin Gabrielle Nikookam and Zahrah Goolam-Mahomed
Aiknaath Jain, Ronan Pilkington and Ariel Reingold, fourth year at University of Leeds (Shortlisted)
Lesson plan by Aiknaath Jain, Ronan Pilkington and Ariel Reingold
Presentation by Aiknaath Jain, Ronan Pilkington and Ariel Reingold
Contact us
For further details on any of these resources, please email quality@gmc-uk.org
