Shryock Medal Essay Contest, 2005

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE

Graduate students in the United States and Canada
are invited to enter the Shryock Medal Essay
Contest. The medal honors Richard Harrison Shryock
(1893-1972), a pioneer among historians interested
in the history of medicine.  The award is given for
an outstanding, unpublished essay by a single author
on any topic in the history of medicine.  The essay
(maximum 9,000 words, plus reasonable endnotes) must
be the result of original research or show an
unusual appreciation and understanding of problems
in the history of medicine.  In particular, the
committee will judge essays on the quality of
writing, appropriate use of sources, and ability to
address themes of historical significance.

The winner will be invited to attend the 2005
meeting of the Association, 7-10 April in
Birmingham, AL, where the medal will be conferred.
Reasonable travel expenses for the winner will be
provided, as will a two-year complimentary
membership in the AAHM. If the Shryock Medal
Committee also selects an essay for honorable
mention, its author will receive a two-year
complimentary membership in the AAHM.

Students must be enrolled in a graduate program at
the time of submission. (Students enrolled in
M.D./Ph.D. programs in history or related fields are
eligible to apply only for the Shryock Award).

Complete contest information may be viewed at
http://www.histmed.org/Awards/Shyrockannounce.htm
 or obtained from the Shryock Medal Committee chair:

Mary E. Fissell, Ph.D.
Institute of the History of Medicine
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1900 East Monument Street
Baltimore, MD 21205
mfissell@jhu.edu

Essays must be postmarked no later than 15 January
2005. Electronic submissions will not be accepted.

Back to ISHPSSB Listserv on the Web