Renowned surgeon Richard Spear, MD, had a dream of fostering excellent writing about the practice of medicine. After his passing in 2007, Dr. Spear left a generous bequest to GLMS. It was through this bequest that GLMS began the Richard Spear, MD, Memorial Essay Contest.
To enter, you must be a GLMS physician member (practicing or retired), GLMS in-training member or University of Louisville medical student. Both category winners receive cash prizes and will have their writing published in Louisville Medicine magazine.
2020
Guidelines
To enter, you must be a GLMS physician member (practicing or retired), GLMS in-training member or a University of Louisville medical student.
Themed Essay Contest:
All entries must be original, unpublished photos and writing intended solely for publishing in Louisville Medicine. Essays must be pertinent to the following theme:
“Empowering Physicians to Inspire”
Length:
300 words
Deadline:
Monday, March 2, 2020
Prize:
$1,125 for practicing and retired
$1,125 for physicians-in-training
Format:
Please send a high resolution .jpg image (under 10MB) along with your essay typed into a Word document as attachments. Please make sure to include your name, entry category, essay title and contact information on your submission. This will be removed before judging.
Submission:
Send via email as an attachment to Kathryn Vance at
kathryn.vance@glms.org.
2019
Theme: Should Medical Marijuana Have A Place In Kentucky?
Practicing and Life Member Category Winner
Timir Banerjee, MD “Should Medical Marijuana Have A Place In Kentucky?”
In-Training and Student Member Category Winner
Ahmed Saleh – “Should Medical Marijuana Have A Place In Kentucky Healthcare?”
2018
Theme: What have you sacrificed to become a physician?
Practicing and Life Member Category Winner
Suzanne McGee, MD – “Back Scratches, Conbread, and Unspent Love: Sacrifices I Made to Become a Good Doctor“
In-Training and Student Member Category Winner
April Butler – “March Flowers in February”
2017
Theme: What Drives You Crazy in Health Care?
Practicing and Life Member Category Winner
Morris Weiss, MD – “Ethical & Moral Consideration in 21st Century Medicine”
In-Training and Student Member Category Winner
Natalie Spiller – “What Drives You Crazy: A Story”
2016
Themes: How Medicine Has Changed Me (Practicing and Life) & Social Media in Medicine (In-Training and Student)
Practicing and Life Member Category Winner
David Dageforde, MD – “When Medicine Became More Than a Diagnosis”
In-Training and Student Member Category Winner
Kara Curry, DO – “Exploring Human Connection For Physicians Within Social Media”
2015
Themes: Medicine and the Unexpected (Practicing and Life) & Using Technology in Medicine Without Becoming a Medical Robot (In-Training and Student)
Practicing and Life Member Category Winner
Nina Vasavada, MD – “The Unexpected In Front of Us”
In-Training and Student Member Category Co-Winner
Joseph Bales, MD – “The Machine in All of Us”
In-Training and Student Member Category Co-Winner
Sarah Khayat – “Hold the Phone”
2014
Themes: Current Practices: Realities and Controversies (Practicing and Life) & What Patients Have Taught Me (In-Training and Student)
Practicing and Life Member Category Winner
David A. Lipski, MD – “Hello My Name Is…”
Practicing and Life Member Category Honorable Mention
Martin Huecker, MD – “Warm and Dead?”
In-Training and Student Member Category Winner
R. Caleb Buege, MD – “A Learning Experience”
2013
Themes: Challenges in Medical Practice & Medical Mentors
Practicing and Life Member Category Winner
Katherine A. Abbott, MD – “Challenges in Medical Practice”
In-Training and Student Member Category Winner
Celia Johns, medical student – “My Silent Teacher”
Honorable Mention
Katie Huber, MD – “Paying It Back”
Medical Writing for the Public
Virginia Kenney, MD – “Louisville’s Polio Battle Joined 50 Years Ago”
Michael Stillman, MD – “’Dismaying’ Number of Uninsured Kentuckians”
2012
2011
Theme: Why Did You Choose to be a Doctor?
Practicing and Life Member Category Winner
George John, MD – “The Price of Passion”
In-Training and Student Member Category Winner
R. Caleb Buege, medical student – “The Janus Perspective”
Honorable Mention
Trudi Rash, MD – “A Summer’s Event, A Lifetime Decision”
2010
Theme: An Unforgettable Patient
Practicing and Life Member Category Winner
James Patrick Murphy, MD – “The Fawn”
In-Training and Student Member Category Winner
Chanley M. Martin, MD, JD – “Signposts”
Honorable Mention
Valerie Briones-Pryor, MD – “Fulfillment”
2009
Theme: Medical Mentors
Practicing and Life Member Category Winner
Clifford Kuhn, MD – “My Summer With ‘Doctor Mac’”
Student/Resident Category Winner
Evan R. McBeath, medical student – “From Louisville to Honduras: A Biography of My Greatest Medical Mentor”
Honorable Mention
Lyle Bohlman, MD – “Doc Petty”
