Medical Student Prize
Twice a year the 糖心传媒 sets a title and format on a topic related to dermatological surgery and offers a prize for the winning submissions.
The 糖心传媒 Medical Student Prize (previously titled Undergraduate Essay Prize) is open to anyone who has medical student status at the time of application or who graduates that year.
For the July 2026 round, we invite the submission of posters on any theme related to Dermatological Surgery. Submissions should seek to inform, and focus on innovation or emerging relevant themes, and be creative with content and format wherever possible. Applications close at 23:59 on 31 July 2026.
Download: Application Form and T&Cs. Please refer to page 2 of the Application Form for further details and conditions.听
Previous Essay Prize Winners
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- 2025, July –听 “A literature review on the role of optical coherence tomography in dermatological surgery” – Danae Tavlaridis, Brunel Medical School
- 2025, January – 鈥淒esign up to 5 (PowerPoint) slides featuring content suitable for social media publication”. Blessing Khumbula, University of Warwick
- 2024, July –听 – William Birch, Leeds Medical School
- 2024, January – 鈥Create a PIL on Mohs Micrographic surgery鈥 – (concept design) Talia Patel, University of Nottingham Medical School.
- 2023, July –听 听 听 鈥淗ow can we ensure valid consent in dermatologic surgery in the era of teledermatology and one-stop clinics?鈥 –听Zoe Hemsley, Cambridge University.
- 2023, January –听鈥淲hat are the most important priorities for skin surgery and skin cancer research and why?鈥听鈥撎Mohammed J Ali, Hull York Medical School听
- 2022, July – “You’re on mute! – Potentials and pitfalls with remote teaching in skin surgery” – Jessica McKeever, University of Dundee
- 2022, January –听“What beneficial changes has the pandemic made to dermatological surgery?” Sukhmunni Johal Oxford University
- 2021, July – “Will artificial intelligence and automated technology replace the need for Dermatologists to diagnose skin cancer in the future?” Laura Leeves, Kings College London.
- 2021, January –听“How do we optimise operator safety during dermatological surgery?”听 Mahaveer Singh Sangha University of London Medical School
- 2020, July –听“How do we optimise patients experience听of dermatological surgical procedures?”听听Anastasia听Constantinou, University of Cambridge
- 2020, January –听鈥淗ow can dermatological surgery become
more environmentally friendly?鈥听Chaplin Catriona, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry - 2019, July –听 听 听听What will dermatological surgery look like in 2050?听For this submission, the essay听format had听been changed听to a听5-minute long video.听Outcome Details coming soon.
- 2019, January听–听“Which doctors would make the best skin surgeons? Can we predict ability prior to training?”听Pimentel-Velazquez听Diana, Barts & The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London
- 2018, July听–听“Will artificial intelligence and automated technology replace the need for Dermatologists to diagnosis skin cancer in the future?” Selvendran Sara, Imperial College London
- 2018, January听–听“Skin cancer and patients’ use of Dermatology apps – a cause for concern or the future of healthcare provision?”听Yi Jia Teo, University College Cork School of Medicine, National University of Ireland
- 2017, July –听“Should NHS patients have access to scar management?”听Kelsey Aimar, University of Nottingham
- 2017, January –听Two prizes awarded: “If Mohs skin surgery is the ‘gold standard for non-melanoma skin cancer treatment’, why doesn’t eveyone have it?”听Ali Ansaripour, Kings College London GKT School of Medical Education and听Antonio Ji Xu, Oxford University Medical School
- 2016, July –听听Joseph Jayasundera, King’s College London
- 2016, January –听“Discuss the impact of targeted molecular skin cancer therapies on dermatological surgery”
Anna Ascott, Barts and The London - 2015, July –听“How should we measure the 鈥渂est鈥 outcomes for skin cancer surgery?”
Mahdi Saleh, Keele University - 2015, January听–听“There is no need to treat any skin cancer with Mohs surgery – discuss“
Monty Lyman, University of Birmingham - 2014听–听“How can patient expectations relating to skin cancer surgery be assessed and addressed?”
Joseph Colclough, University of Glasgow
2014听–听“How can patient expectations relating to skin cancer surgery be assessed and addressed?”听
Katherine Farquhar, University of Glasgow - 2013听– “Skin Cancer and Vitamin D“
Verity Williams, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London. - 2012听– “Skin cancer surgery: who should do it and why?“
James Womersley, Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry, Universities of Exeter & Plymouth. - 2011听– “Rising skin cancer incidence: current and future impact on dermatological surgery“
Sarah Gentry, University of Exeter and Plymouth College of Medicine. - 2010听– “The role of technology in dermatological surgery“
George Coltart, Oxford University. - 2009听– “What is the role of the dermatologist in the management of Skin Cancer?“
Justice Reilly, Glasgow University Medical School. - 2008听– “The impact of climate change on skin cancer“
Laura Thomas, Imperial College.
2008听– “The impact of climate change on skin cancer“
Rory Honney, Oxford University. - 2007听– “Discuss aspects of healing in skin surgery“
Faisal Ali, Oxford University. - 2006听– “Surgical and emotional scars of skin cancer“
Daniel Todkill, Warwick University
