11 Jul 2023

The Award will be granted to the best selected unpublished paper after all shortlisted paper(s) are presented.  The Award is confined to young surgeons practising in Singapore. The Award will be presented biennially at the Annual Combined Surgical Meeting / Annual Scientific Meeting, or in the Singapore-Malaysia Congress of Medicine when it is held in Singapore, or at another College event as determined by the College Council. Only original work carried out in the Singapore-Malaysia region by the doctor that has not been previously published will be considered. This does not exclude papers read at Conferences outside the Singapore-Malaysia region that might have been published in proceedings or abstracts.

The Award winner will be eligible to apply to the Council of the College of Surgeons, Singapore for funds to attend an international meeting of his/her specialty. The sum for the Award is capped at S$4,000.00.  The winner will also receive a Certificate for the Award. The award is valid for two years from the date of the letter of notification of winning.

The application form and regulations governing the award are attached for your reference.
Please encourage those who qualify for the award to submit their papers.

The closing date for submission is 1700h, Friday 21 August 2023.

Application form, please click here 

Regulations, please click here

 

Thank you.
Dr Bernard Lim Yon Kuei
President
College of Surgeons, Singapore