3 Jul 2025
Dear Fellows of College of Surgeons, Singapore,
Invitation is now open for the submission of paper for the Young Surgeon’s Award 2025.
The Award will be given for the best original unpublished paper read by a young surgeon. Submissions must be of first authorship. A Young Surgeon is defined as someone below 35 years of age who has not yet attained a hospital Consultant position on the date of submission of the paper.
The Award will be granted to the best selected unpublished paper after all shortlisted paper(s) are presented.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, Tuesday, 29 July 2025.
Application form, please click here
Regulation, please click here
Best regards,
Dr Matthew Yeo
President (2025-2027)
College of Surgeons, Singapore
