Year 1 Academic Prizes

These prizes are available in Year 1 of the MBBS Programme.

Middlesex Hospital Medical School Prize

The Middlesex Hospital Medical School Prizes were established in 2020 to enable the continuation of a number of awards for academic excellence endowed to the Middlesex Hospital Medical School prior to the merger with UCL Hospital Medical School in 1989 and whose funds had ceased to generate sufficient income to fund their prizes. 

A Middlesex Hospital Medical School Prize is awarded to the top performing student in the MBBS examinations in each of year 1 and year 2 of the programme. 

Continuation of the awards is made possible through a donation by Dr Arthur Miller, Chemical Pathologist from 1957-1998 and Sub Dean of the Middlesex Hospital Medical School and University College and Middlesex School of Medicine and author of ‘The Middlesex: Two Hundred and Fifty Years 1745-1995’. The original prizes were endowed by or in memory of:  

  • Sir Charles Bell Prize was founded in memory of Sir Charles Bell, a surgeon at The Middlesex Hospital and Professor of Surgery at University College, and was originally awarded in Anatomy.  
  • Dr F. E. De W. Cayley, a benefactor of The Middlesex Hospital Medical School, instituted in 1961. 
  • Frank Scott, a prize endowed in 1938 by the late Dr A. T. Scott to perpetuate the memory of his brother, a student of The Middlesex Hospital Medical School, who died in his first year.
  • Mr. Sydney James Kaye, a prize awarded in memory of a past student of The Middlesex Hospital Medical School. 
  • Thomas Yeates Prize, a bequest. 
  • Windham Baring Prize, a bequest. 
  • John Murray, prize founded in connection with the University of Aberdeen in memory of the late Dr John Murray (died 1873), Assistant Physician to the Middlesex Hospital and originally awarded as a prize for Clinical Pharmacology.
  • The Kingston Fowler Prize in Pathology was founded at The Middlesex Hospital Medical School in memory of the late Professor James McIntosh. 
  • Edward Hart, prize in Paediatrics founded at The Middlesex Hospital Medical School.
  • Temple Frere, prize founded at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School.
  • Broderip Scholarship, prize founded by the Governors of the Middlesex Hospital (1872) with a view to the encouragement of study in Medicine and Surgery in memory of the late Francis Broderip, a munificent benefactor of the Hospital.  Awarded to top performing student in finals at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School. 
  • James McIntosh, prize in Pathology founded at The Middlesex Hospital Medical School in memory of the late Professor James McIntosh. 
  • Douglas Cree, prize in Medicine founded at The Middlesex Hospital Medical School.
  • Leopold Hudson, prize in Surgery was founded in memory of the late C Leopold Hudson (1897), Assistant Surgeon to The Middlesex Hospital. 
  1. One award may be awarded in each session.
  2. The prize is awarded by the Medical School on the recommendation of the MBBS Board of Examiners.
  3. The prize is awarded to the student who achieves the highest score in the MBBS examinations in Year 1.  
  4. No application is necessary 
  5. The value of the prize is £1000.  
  6. The award is accompanied by a certificate.
  7. The award is announced in June. 

The Drummond Prize

The Drummond Prize was founded in 1973 by Dr L. Margaret Kerly in memory of Sir Jack Drummond, Professor of Biochemistry at UCL, 1922-1945, and Dean of the MBBS, 1929-1932.

  1. One prize may be awarded in each session.
  2. The prize is awarded by the Medical School on the recommendation of the MBBS Board of Examiners.
  3. The prize is awarded to the student who achieves the second highest score in the MBBS examinations in Year 1. 
  4. No application is necessary.
  5. The value of the prize is £750.
  6. The award is accompanied by a certificate.
  7. The award is announced in June.

The Carter Prize

The Carter Prize was founded in 1990 by Professor J Foreman in memory of his late mother and stepfather. Professor Foreman began his 41 year association with UCL as a medical student and joined the staff of UCL as a lecturer in Pharmacology in 1979, becoming a Fellow of UCL in 1993, Professor of Immunopharmacology in 1994 and Dean of Students from 1996 until his retirement in 2008.

The prize was bestowed for performance in Immunology which has been assessed in the Year 1 examinations since the introduction of the 2000 integrated curriculum. 

  1. One prize may be awarded in each session.
  2. The prize is awarded by the Medical School on the recommendation of the MBBS Board of Examiners.  
  3. The prize is awarded to the student who achieves the third highest score in the MBBS examinations in Year 1.
  4. No application is necessary.
  5. The value of the prize is £500.  
  6. The award is accompanied by a certificate.
  7. The award is announced in June. 

The Cunnings Prize

The Cunnings Prize was established as a prize for Nutrition, now taught in the Year 1 module Fluids, Nutrition and Metabolism.  

  1. One prize may be awarded in each session.
  2. The prize is awarded by the Medical School on the recommendation of the MBBS Board of Examiners.
  3. The prize is awarded to the student who achieves the fourth highest score in the examinations for Year 1 of the MBBS programme.
  4. No application is necessary.
  5. The value of the prize is £450.
  6. The award is accompanied by a certificate.
  7. The award is announced in June.

Paraskevaides Prize

The George and Thelma Paraskevaides Foundation Prize for outstanding performance in examinations in Basic Medical Sciences was founded in 1996 through a donation to The University College and Middlesex School of Medicine.  Prizes were originally awarded in Year 1 and Year 2 but rationalised in 2020 to maintain an award within the income generated by the bequest.

  1. One prize may be awarded in each session.
  2. The prize is awarded by the Medical School on the recommendation of the MBBS Board of Examiners.
  3. The prize is awarded to the student who achieves the fifth highest score in the examinations for Year 1 of the MBBS programme.
  4. No application is necessary.
  5. The value of the prize is £250.
  6. The award is accompanied by a certificate.
  7. The award is announced in June.

The Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine Prize

The Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine Prize was established in 2020 to enable the continuation of a number of awards for academic excellence endowed to the Royal Free Hospital whose funds had ceased to generate sufficient income to fund their prizes. Continuation of the prizes is possible through bequests by Lydia Harley and Robert Adolf Kaye for general purposes.

The original prizes were endowed by or in memory of: 

  • Annie E Brooks, prize founded in 1931 at The Royal Free Hospital by Harwood J Brooks in memory of his wife and originally awarded in Inorganic Chemistry.
  • Mary Lucas Keene, prize founded at The Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine by an anonymous donor for a pre-clinical award.  
  • The Lord Rank Prize was founded under a bequest to The Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine and was originally awarded in Biochemistry.
  • Richardson-Kuhlmann, prize founded as a prize for women students at The Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in 1913 by a donation from Mrs Richardson-Kuhlmann.
  • Austin Heady, prize in Biometry founded at The Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in 1983 by Gerry W. Fenn in honour of Austin Heady.
  • Richard Keene, prize was founded in 1971 by Frances Keene under a bequest to the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, and was originally awarded to the best woman student at the end of the first pre-clinical year.  
  • Winifred Secretan Patch, prize founded in 1928 under a bequest to the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in memory of Winifred Secretan Patch.
  • Winifred Ladds, prize in Physiology founded in 1930 under a bequest to the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in memory of Winifred Ladds.
  • Helen Hanson Prize for practical physiology was founded in 1930 by a donation to the Royal Free Hospital from the League of the Church Militant Helen Hanson Memorial Fund.
  • Dr Ian Edgcumbe Lush, prize founded in 2008 through a legacy gift to the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine and originally awarded to the student who shows most proficiency in genetics.
  • Walter Culverwell, prize founded under a bequest to the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in 1927 by Margaret Culverwell in memory of her father, and was originally awarded in Anatomy.
  • Gladys Sandes, prize founded at The Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in 1968 under the will of Gladys Sandes, an old student of the School and a part-time member of staff of the Anatomy Department from 1927 to 1965.
  • The London Lock Hospital Memorial Prize in Sexually Transmitted Diseases was founded at the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine.
  • Philip Young, prize founded at the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in 1973 by Dr Jeanette M. Young in memory of her husband and son, and was originally awarded as an essay prize in Mental Subnormality.
  • Dorothy Chick, prize for best practical work in medicine founded at the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in 1920 by Mr Samuel Chick. 
  • Mary Constantine, prize founded at the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in 1956 by Sir George Constantine in memory of his sister.
  • Dean’s Medal for skill in Clinical Medicine founded at the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in 1913 under the will of Miss Julia Hornblower Cock. 
  • E D Blunt, prize in midwifery founded at the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in 1951 by Mrs PM Cook in memory of her sister.
  • Frederick Gant, medal for proficiency in clinical surgery founded at the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in 1907 by the Foundation of Frederick James Gant.
  • Florence Louis Memorial, prize in Pathology founded at the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine by Mr Slade in memory of Dr Florence Louis.
  • Kenneth Hill, prize in Pathology founded at the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in 1973 by Mrs EMW Hill in memory of her husband.
  • Jenner Hoskins, prize founded at The Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in memory of Jenner Hoskin, a graduate of the Middlesex Hospital Medical School who founded the Cardiac Department at the Royal Free Hospital. 
  • Edith Pechey Phipson Prize, founded at the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in memory of Edith Pechey (7 October 1845 – 14 April 1908) who was one of the first women doctors in the United Kingdom and a campaigner for women's rights. She spent more than 20 years in India as a senior doctor at a women's hospital and was involved in a range of social causes and the Suffrage movement. 
  • Professor Eleanor Zaimis Memorial Prize, founded at the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine as a prize for women students in memory of Eleanor Christides Zaimis (16 June 1915 – 3 October 1982), a Greek-British academic who was professor at Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine. Professor Zaimis was the recipient of the 1959 Gairdner Foundation International Award for study of methonium compounds and other pharmacology contributions.
     
  1. One prize may be awarded in each session.
  2. The prize is awarded by the Medical School on the recommendation of the MBBS Board of Examiners.
  3. The prize is awarded to the student who achieves the sixth highest score in the examinations for Year 1 of the MBBS programme.
  4. No application is necessary.
  5. The value of the prize is £100.
  6. The award is accompanied by a certificate.
  7. The award is announced in June.

Kershaw Prize

The Kershaw Prizes were established by an endowment to fund prizes in clinical science.  

  1. One prize known as the Kershaw Prize may be awarded in each session.  
  2. The prize is awarded by the Medical School on the recommendation of the MBBS Board of Examiners.
  3. The prize is awarded to the student who shows the greatest proficiency overall in the clinical and practical section of the MBBS examination. 
  4. No application is necessary.
  5. The value of the prize is £800. 
  6. The award is accompanied by a certificate.
  7. The Prize will normally be awarded in June.

Awarded by the Faculty of Medical Sciences to the academically most outstanding first year and second year undergraduate students within the Faculty each year.

Regulations at: FMS Faculty Prizes