Applications close Sunday, 17 March 2024.
The Jan Edwards Prize is awarded for the best research-based abstract oral presentation by a registered Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine (AChSHM) trainee.
The Prize is named in honour of Dr Jan Edwards, the long-serving Executive Secretary of the former Australasian College of Sexual Health Physicians (ACSHP). Dr Edwards served 19 years with the ACSHP and oversaw its transition into the current AChSHM of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
Dr Ranjit Samra | 2023 recipient
Ranjit is a dual-training sexual health and infectious diseases registrar, originally from the UK and now based in Melbourne. He completed his Masters of Public Health through the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, a teaching qualification through Queen Mary University of London, and enjoys teaching medical students at Monash University alongside his clinical work.
He has an active interest in research and is particularly interested in HIV medicine, blood-borne viruses and antimicrobial stewardship. His other interests include health policy, social equity, and the provision of all-encompassing sexual healthcare.
Eligibility
Applicants must be a registered AChSHM trainee.
Previous Jan Edwards Prize recipients are ineligible to apply again.
Prize
The recipient will receive a cash prize of $1,000.
Apply
You must indicate that your abstract is for the Jan Edwards Prize.
The College Conflicts Of Interest Policy (PDF) and Privacy Policy apply to the prize nominees and recipient.
Selection process
Abstracts submitted for this award will be reviewed by an Award Review Panel consisting of members of the AChSHM.
Those of sufficiently high standard will be selected for oral presentation at the 2024 Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health Conference.
Your research-based abstract should be about original and unpublished observations made by you.
Judging criteria of the presentations will take into account:
- scientific merit
- quality of data
- research-based abstract
- contribution to knowledge
- presentation and adherence to time
- response to questions
Presentation length: 12 minutes maximum, with an additional 3 minutes for questions.
The Review Panel reserves the right not to award a prize if none of the presentations are of a sufficient standard.