Student professionalism competition 2021

Enter our annual student competition by 24 September 2021 to be in with a chance of winning £300.

This year our joint competition with the Medical Schools Council (MSC) focuses on how to work effectively in multidisciplinary healthcare teams.

As a doctor, you’ll work in teams alongside professionals from a variety of other disciplines. Together, you’ll make decisions about the recommended treatment of individual patients. But teamwork also presents some unique challenges.

We’re asking you – on your own or in teams up to six – to design an online learning resource that helps other students understand what the joint GMC and MSC student professionalism guidance, Achieving good medical practice, says about teamwork. From that guidance, you’ll need to draw out three key principles to effective teamwork.

What’s in it for me?

  • The winning entry will be awarded a £300 high street voucher, with two runners-up receiving a £100 high street voucher each.
  • The winning entry will be shared with all UK medical schools as a teaching resource and shortlisted sessions will be published on our website.
  • The winner(s) will also be invited to present their session at the GMC annual conference and write about their experience on our blog.

How do I take part?

We’d like you, either individually or in a small group, to create an online learning resource that uses Achieving good medical practice to identify and explore three key principles for effective working within multidisciplinary teams.

For inspiration, take a look at the winning entries and runners-up from previous years below. (This year, you’re only required to submit the online learning resource itself and the application form; no other supporting documentation will be accepted).

You have until 24 September to take part. Please send your entry to student@gmc-uk.org.

For full details on how to enter and what we are looking for, download our application form.

The winner and runners-up will be announced later this year.

Previous winners

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2020 winners: Communicating with patients and those close to them

Pia Zaldua, Jessica Randall and Hannah Mudd, Cardiff University (overall winner)

Samhitha Alavala and Liberty Emerson, Newcastle University (Runners up)

Shreyas Moodalbyle, Dengyi Zhou, Devika Nair and Laxsan Karunanithy, University of Birmingham (Runners up)

Nieve Martin and Rezmin Begum, Queens University (Shortlisted)

Dinaratchagi Raja and Thanh Tran, University of Plymouth (Shortlisted)

2019 winners: Speaking up

Aisling Sweeney, Cardiff University (Overall winner)

Rosalyn Bucklandand Matthew Cotton, fourth year at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry (Runners up)

Edward Mbanasor, Sara Zonza, Sumeet Maras and Niralini Thayaparan, second year at University of Leeds (Runners up)

Sarah Saram and Megan Lee, fourth year at University of Birmingham (Shortlisted)

Louise Chapman and Helen Frank, fifth year at University of Nottingham (Shortlisted)

Muhammad Arham Shahid Sahu, Yasmin Gabrielle Nikookam and Zahrah Goolam-Mahomed, fourth year at University of Birmingham (Shortlisted)

Aiknaath Jain, Ronan Pilkington and Ariel Reingold, fourth year at University of Leeds (Shortlisted)

2018 winners: Reflective practice

Hattie Greig, fourth year medical student from the University of Dundee (overall winner)

Alan Penney, University of Leicester (runner up)

Juliet Sebastian, Victoria Stanley, Annabel Turnbull, University of Exeter (runners up)

Abdul-Rahman Abbas and Sara Memon, UCL (shortlisted)

Gloria Afelumo, Queen Mary University (shortlisted)

Nabila Rehnnuma, University of Cambridge (shortlisted)

Sarah Potts, University of Leeds

2017 winners: Honesty and integrity

Charles Pope, fifth year medical student from the University of Cardiff (overall winner)

Sam Easdon and Luke Reader, sixth year medical students from Imperial College London (runners up)

Ciaran Grafton-Clarke and Kai Wen Chen, fifth year medical students from the University of Liverpool (runners up)

Joshua Burns and Louis Darby, fifth year medical students from King's College London (shortlisted)

Caitlin Stewart, first year medical student from the University of Aberdeen (shortlisted)

Alice Rogers, fourth year medical student from the University of Cambridge (shortlisted)

2016 winners: Student professionalism

Bethany Lloyd, fifth medical student from the University of Aberdeen (overall winner)

Benjamin Quek, Carys Durie and Shafqat Batchelor, fourth year medical students from the University of Cardiff (runners up)

Ciaran Grafton Clarke, fourth year medical student from the University of Liverpool (runner up)

Adam Lee Jones, sixth year medical student from the University of Cardiff (shortlisted)

Nathaniel Quail and Ailsa McRae, fourth and fifth year medical students from the University of Glasgow (shortlisted)

Saad Khan and Lydia Hiddema, third year medical students from the University of Birmingham (shortlisted)

Contact us

For further details on any of these resources, please email quality@gmc-uk.org

Student professionalism and fitness to practise

Guidance to help medical students to meet the standards of Good medical practice, and help medical school provide a consistent, supporting environment.
Medical professionals in a meeting