Open to any medical student or physician who composes an essay during residency or fellowship on any topic related to the history of anesthesiology, pain medicine or critical care. Essays must be less than 3,500 words in length. Essays will be judged on originality, quality of research, writing and bibliography.
Illustrations should be in JPG or PDF format. Essays must be received no later than September 20, 2014.
A prize of $1,000 will be awarded for the winning essay. All submissions will be peer-reviewed for possible publication in the Bulletin of Anesthesia History.
The winner is required to present an abstract of his or her work at the annual spring meeting of the AHA in Houston (dates to be determined). Local expenses, meals and registration, but not travel, will be reimbursed.
Essays should be composed using Microsoft Word 2003 or later version and submitted via email to jmckeown@uab.edu....