Bursaries & prizes
Douglas Lamb Lecture
Douglas Lamb was the first Honorary Secretary of the Society from 1969-1975, President in 1977 and later on President of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand. His international reputation as pioneer in hand surgery was renowned. An annual lecture given at the BSSH Scientific Meetings by an overseas speaker was established in his memory.
2003: D P GREEN, USA; Two Drips in the Bucket (Spring Meeting)
2004: W A MORRISON, Australia; Spontaneous Tissue Regeneration: A Model for Tissue Engineering (Autumn Meeting)
2005: R SABAPATHY, India; Major Replantations of the Upper Limb (Spring Meeting)
2007: A T BISHOP, USA; Vascularised Bone Grafts in Hand Surgery (Autumn Meeting)
2008: S E R HOVIUS, Netherlands; Operating on the Hand: What I used to do and still do (Spring Meeting)
Poster Prize
A Poster Prize of £250.00 is awarded for the best poster presentation at the Spring and Autumn Scientific Meetings.
2005: T HALSEY; Modified Splintage - Stronger, Cheaper, Lighter Plaster Cast Immobilisation (Autumn)
2006: A MIDDLETON; Failure of the Mathys Finger Joint Replacement System (Autumn)
2007: M S U HASSAN; The Outcome of Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in a General Plastic Surgery Unit: A Prospective Study (Spring)
2007: S S MEHTA; Hook Plate Fixation of FDP Avulsion Fractures (Autumn)
2008: T GREEN; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Validation of a Clinic Based Nerve Conduction Measurement Device (Spring)
2009: J CHOUEKA; Interobserver Reliability of the Thirty Degree Lateral View in Assessing Screw Position following Volar Plating of the Distal Radius/B DALA-ALI; The Efficacy of Steroid Injections for Trigger Finger(Spring)
Pulvertaft Prize
The Society offers a prize of £1,500.00 and a medal in honour of Mr R G Pulvertaft for an essay on any subject contributing to the knowledge and practice of surgery of the hand. The work should be presented as an essay or dissertation on a topic of the author’s own choice, elaborating its implications for hand surgery. Originality and clarity of exposition are of particular importance. Entries should be stimulating, possibly controversial and above all enjoyable to read. The essay must not bear the name of the writer but should be accompanied by a sealed envelope bearing a pseudonym on the outside and the name and address of the writer inside. No award will be made unless a sufficient standard is achieved. The winner will be invited to give a lecture named the “Pulvertaft Lecture”, of up to 30 minutes duration at the Society's Autumn Meeting.
Closing date for submissions is 30 June and the Pulvertaft Prize Committee will decide the winner at the beginning of August.
Educational Presentation Prize
This prize to the value of £750.00 is intended to encourage the production of CDs and DVDs on hand surgery to enlarge the BSSH Audiovisual Library. Entries on disk received by the Secretariat by 31 July annually will judged by the Education and Training Committee at its September meeting and the prize-winning disk will be shown during the Society's Autumn Scientific Meeting. The entry criteria have recently been updated and further details are available from the Secretariat.
Education and Travel Bursary
This is a new award comprising individual grants of up to £5,000.00 to support the education and training of BSSH members. Up to £20,000.00 each year will be awarded at the discretion of the Education and Training Committee and ratified by Council. Applications should include a one-page curriculum vitae, a one-page schedule with estimated costs and a brief explanation of what you hope to get out of the award. The closing date is 31 July annually. Please submit your application to the Chairman of the Education and Training Committee through the Secretariat.
Medical Student Elective Bursary
BSSH offers two annual bursaries of £750 to support medical student elective attachments in Hand Surgery. An application form can be obtained from the Secretariat. The closing date for applications is 31 July annually, and the attachment should be completed within 18 months of the award. The Society expects to receive a short report of the attachment within two months of its completion.
BSSH/Healing Foundation Medical Electives Awards
The Healing Foundation in conjunction with BSSH offers Medical Student Electives Awards of £1,200.00 for the personal support of students during their 6-8 week elective period. Further information can be found on the Healing Foundation website.
FESSH Training and Travelling Awards
FESSH offers three Junior Training Awards and one Senior Travel Award annually. The closing date for applications is 1 December 2009. Further information can be found on the FESSH website.
Other Information
Royal College of Surgeons of England
The Royal College of Surgeons of England publishes a Handbook of Awards for research and other study as well as details of lectures that are held at the College.
Information is available from the General Office, Royal College of Surgeons of England, 35-42 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE