Dr Jeannie MacLeod Prizes
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PRIZES in memoriam Dr Jeannie MacLeod (1874-1902)
Dr Jeannie Macleod was the 2nd female medical graduate from the University of Aberdeen and these endowed prizes are awarded in her memory. This portrait of Dr Macleod by Richard Greaves now hangs in the Suttie Centre for learning and teaching in healthcare
Read her story
Gerada, C (2018) Doctors and suicide. British Journal of General Practice; 68: 168
For more information read the article below by Dr Bob Clarke
Eligibility: University of Aberdeen MBChB Medical students Years 3-5
Prizes: £300 is awarded to the successful submission in each category
Submission: by email to Dr Leeanne Bodkin leeannebodkin@abdn.ac.uk
SUBMISSION DEADLINE January 2025
Submission requirements
• A 500-word summary should also be submitted along with the full essay. This should not merely be an abstract: it should outline not only the topic under discussion, the aims and principal conclusions of your work, but also reflect on the story of Dr Jeannie MacLeod and how your medical humanities work relates to issues raised.
Preliminary short-listing will be performed on the basis of these summaries.
• Essays should be between 3,000 - 5,000 words or an equivalent submission (e.g. creative writing / artwork) undertaken in medical humanities (SSC, Intercalated degree or elsewhere).
• All sources must be appropriately acknowledged in bibliography and footnotes or references as appropriate to the humanities discipline.
• Those shortlisted for the award will be invited to deliver a presentation on their topic at a Prize presentation event
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Diversity in Medicine
JACK INGLIS Third year MBChB
Levelling the donating field (ME33A2)
Women in Medicine
KATHRYN GILLESPIE Third year MBChB
‘Under the hood’: a design-forward medical education website exploring female sexual function. (ME33A2)
·Mental Health, Resilience and Wellbeing
ERIN SANDIFORD Third year MBChB
How did the perception of mental illness change in Europe in the Modern Period? (ME33BM)
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Women in Medicine
FRANCESCA LEE - A Voyage With Medicine (QR code to musical composition)
Diversity in Medicine
LAUREN WILSON - What’s Stopping Diversity at the Doors of UK Medical schools? A regression analysis quantifying the impact Medics&Me has on entry to medical education
Mental Health, Resilience and Wellbeing
STEFANIE MCMULLAN – Creative writing portfolio
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Women in Medicine
WINNER of the prize for the best submission on the subject of the changing roles and experiences of women in healthcare and medicine was awarded to
Amna Irfan - Patrimonial Pestilence (creative writing)
Diversity in Medicine
WINNER of the prize for the best submission on the subject of valuing diversity and inclusivity in medicine and healthcare was awarded to
Rabii Aboulhosn - Epilepsy from Ancient Mesopotamia to the 21st century: how have the social perceptions and disease concepts evolved? A historical review.
Mental Health, Resilience and Wellbeing
WINNER of the prize for the best submission on the subject of mental health, resilience in healthcare practitioners, and initiatives to promote health and wellbeing was awarded to
Heather Marshall - Compassion fatigue and the hidden cost of caring: the emotional labour of hospice and palliative care workers
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WINNERS of prizes 21-22
Diversity in Medicine
The prize was be awarded, for the best submission on the subject of valuing diversity and inclusivity in medicine and healthcare, to;
THOMAS SHORT Y3 MBChB - Is it just semantics?
Women in Medicine
The prize was awarded, for the best submission on the subject of the changing roles and experiences of women in healthcare and medicine, to;
CHLOE LEE Intercalating - A study into the experiences of pioneering British women training as doctors in the 19th-century.
Benefactors prize of £100 was awarded to ANNA CHRYSTAL Y3 MBChB - Gender Inequalities in Surgery: A Literature Review and Social Media Analysis.Mental Health, Resilience and Wellbeing
The prize was awarded, for the best submission on the subject of mental health, resilience in healthcare practitioners, and initiatives to promote health and wellbeing, to;
KATHERINE BLUM Y3 MBChB - Creative Writing Portfolio
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Diversity in Medicine
The prize awarded for the best submission or submissions on the subject of valuing diversity and inclusivity in medicine and healthcare.
Winner (£300) MEGAN SHAW Y5 MBChB
Fitting in when you stand out – My experience of inclusivity in the NHS
Benefactor’s runner up prize (£100) EMMA BOWDEN Y3 MBChB
The masculinisation of hysteria; gender disparities in mental health history, c. 1860 - c. 1910
Mental Health, Resilience and Wellbeing
The prize awarded for the best submission or submissions on the subject of mental health, resilience in healthcare practitioners, and initiatives to promote health and wellbeing.
Winner (£300) EMILY EDWARDS Y3 MBChB
‘Things I tell myself to get through a pandemic’ Art
Benefactor’s runner up prize (£100) CONOR MCAVOY Y5 MBChB
‘Bibliotherapy’ creative writing
Women in Medicine
The prize awarded for the best submission or submissions on the subject of the changing roles and experiences of women in healthcare and medicine.
Winner (£300) ANNA STRACHAN Intercalated degree Medical humanities
‘Women in Medicine’ Art
Benefactor’s runner up prize (£100) SARA YAHIA MOHAMMAD
‘Cycle of Life - Floral Sculpture of Female Reproductive system’ Art
Read her story
Gerada, C (2018) Doctors and suicide. British Journal of General Practice; 68: 168
Members of the awarding panel include; Professor Rona Patey, Dr Isobel Cameron, Ashley Meldrum, Nichola Hendry, Dr Leeanne Bodkin and Dr Bob Clarke the prize benefactor.
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