Teale essay prize for trainees

The Resident Doctor Committee of the Royal College of Physicians invite submissions for the Teale essay prize. The winner will receive £200, and a fee-waiver for the College’s annual conference.

How to enter

To enter, please write an essay of 500 – 1,500 words in connection with the following: 

Should we end rotational training for physicians?

Manuscripts exceeding 1,500 words will not be considered.

Please email your CV and completed application form in PDF format to fundingandwards@rcp.ac.uk no later than 23:59, Sunday 9 March 2025.

Eligibility

  • Applicants must be pre-CCT resident doctors at the time of writing
  • Entrants should hold a Higher Specialty Training NTN in one of the 30 specialties of the RCP as outlined by the Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (not necessarily MRCP), or be in Internal Medicine Training at the time of writing
  • The essay must not have been previously published. 

For more information please contact the funding and awards administrator: Email: fundingandawards@rcp.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)20 3075 1785.

Teale essay prize for trainees 2025 - application form