Winners announced!

Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, medical students were encouraged to participate in the NHS response, raising unique challenges and potential ethical, professional and legal issues. At the start of 2021, the IME invited UK medical students to submit to our essay competition entitled ‘The medical student response to the Covid-19 pandemic’ aimed at highlighting the ethical issues raised by their experiences in responding to the pandemic. We received an excellent response with medical students keen to express their individual experiences, many of which were deeply moving. Up to five cash prizes of £300 each were originally offered but, due to the very high standard of submissions, seven prizes were awarded.  We are delighted to announce our winners are …

Keegan Curlewis
Brighton & Sussex Medical School, year 5

Honey Brandy Frimpong-Manso
Brighton & Sussex Medical School, year 4

Bethany Holmes
University of Southampton, year 2

Taniya Illawatura Parahitiyawa Gedara
Brighton & Sussex Medical School, year 1

Harriet Taylor
University of Oxford, year 4

Alina Wahab
University of Leeds, intercalating between years 3/4

Emma Walker
Brighton & Sussex Medical School, year 2

Congratulations to all our winners and thank you to all the medical students who submitted essays and shared their experiences.

To view the winning essays, continue scrolling down.