The Awards
With MedBall around the corner, it is now time to open nominations for the annual MedBall Awards. As usual, there will be four awards presented on the night, to recognise four outstanding students for their contribution not only to the AMSS, but to life at Med School.
Awards can be submitted online (here), or emailed to
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following the submission guidelines outlined below for each award. Note that nominations for the Urinal Award should be directly emailed to
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This call for nominations closes Wednesday, August 11th.
The O'Brien Memorial Awards
The Judith Ann O’Brien and Daniel Mannix O’Brien Memorial Awards are in honour of the O’Brien family, and recognise valuable contribution to the Medical School. The Judith Ann O’Brien Award is for a pre-clinical student, and the Daniel Mannix O’Brien Award is for a clinical student currently enrolled in the MBBS degree at the University of Adelaide.
Rules:
- Any medical student or staff member of the University of Adelaide Medical School may nominate a current
medical student
- Nominations should include the name of the nominee and 50-100 words about why they deserve the award
- The winner of each O’Brien Memorial Award shall be chosen by a selection committee and announced at MedBall on August 21st
The Patron's Plate Award
Rules:
- Nominees will be informed of their nomination by email from the President and will be requested to submit a one-page CV depicting their ‘contribution to medical school life’
- The CVs of all nominees will be provided to all committee members for consideration prior to the AMSS Committee Meeting on August 16th at which voting will take place.
The recipient of The Patron’s Plate shall receive The perpetual Patron’s Plate for one year and a medallion for them to keep.
The Urinal Award
Any student may be nominated for an ‘unmentionable act’ deemed worthy of the Urinal Award. Nominations can be made up to the night, and should be sent to
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with a short description of the ‘unmentionable act’. The President will confirm with each nominee that they are happy to be nominated, before announcing the winner at MedBall.
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