Past Winners

Results of the BSANZ Medical Student Essay Competition, 2021

There were 45 entries this year, with a very high standard of writing. Congratulations to Madison Booth, Stephanie Lee and Rebecca Gandhi who have received The Lawrence Gilbert Memorial Prizes.

After several rounds of reviewing, the reviewers are pleased to announced the top 10 essays as follows:

BOOTH, Madison	University of Queensland	Too Momentous for Words (PDF)
LEE, Stephanie	Bond University	Beyond the Medical (PDF)
GANDHI, Rebecca	Auckland Medical School	Homecoming
SWINBURN, Thomas	Auckland Medical School	An Unexpected Journey
BRIMM, Daniel	University of Queensland	Lessons from Mary
FINCH, Alyce	University of New South Wales	Death In the Night
CHANG, Yvonne	Sydney University	How not to Break Bad News
KIVI, Neakiri	Otago Medical School	Help in a New Light
WONG, Grace	University of New South Wales	Presence
KOH, Angela	University of Melbourne	Cultural Competency

2019 Winning Essays

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Human Skills (PDF)

Tereza Stillerova, Griffith University, Queensland

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Window of Hope (PDF)

Annelise Pereira, James Cook University, Queensland

2019 Runners up

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Imposition or Insight: Stealing Final Moments (PDF)

Caris House, Notre Dame, Freemantle

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One Person Two Lives (PDF)

Yoshura Selvedurai, University of NSW, NSW

2017 Winning Essays

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Lessons from Luna (PDF)

Annabelle Hughes, Griffith University

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Between a beginning and an end (PDF)

Isabel Hanson, Sydney University

2017 Runner up

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Sharing the Little Lights (PDF)

Simon Chadwick, Sydney University