SSC Prizes

WEST OF SCOTLAND RAMC MEMORIAL PRIZE (Best SSC student)

Established 1990. Awarded annually to the candidate for the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery who obtains the highest aggregate number of marks in Medicine, Surgery and Midwifery in the Final Examination in Medicine. From 2012 this Prize will be awarded for the highest aggregate number of marks for three Student Selected Components across 5 years or 2 SSCs across 3 years (for direct entry students) as appropriate.

SCLARE PRIZE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE (SSC in Psychiatry/Psychology)

Founded in 1963 by Mrs Sclare in memory of her late husband, Dr I M Sclare, formerly Mackintosh Lecturer in Psychological Medicine. Awarded annually to the most outstanding student in the Psychiatric Medicine module.

FYFE AND ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM COUNCIL PRIZES (SSC in Rheumatology)

Founded in 1986 by the bequest of Miss C G Fyfe and combined with an annual gift from the Arthritis and Rheumatism Council. From 2013-14, two awards made annually in the College of MVLS:

  • For excellence in an MBChB Student Selected Component in a subject related to Rheumatology, and
  • For the most outstanding Final Year student in the BSc Immunology

Awards to be made on the recommendation of the ARUK Professor of Rheumatology or, in their absence, the Davidson Professor of Medicine. The value may be split between more than two students. If in any year there is no SSC of sufficient merit, the funds would remain in the unspent revenue.

JOHN GLAISTER PRIZE (Forensic Medicine)

Founded in 1958 by Mrs Jean Glaister Martin, in memory of her father, John Glaister, MD, LLD, Professor of Forensic Medicine 1898–1931. From 2015 this prize will be awarded for the best Student Selected Component relating to Forensic Medicine, Medical Jurisprudence or Medical Ethics, as judged by the Director of SSCs.

A C FORRESTER PRIZE

Established in 1997. Awarded annually on the recommendation of the Professor of Anaesthesia. From 2013, four awards to be made for

  • AC Forrester Prize for achievement in the BSc (MedSci) in Critical Care & Perioperative Medicine
  • AC Forrester Prize for achievement in the BSc (MedSci) in Critical Care & Perioperative Medicine (Proxime Accessit)
  • AC Forrester Prize for achievement in a Student Selected Component in Anaesthesia or Critical Care
  • AC Forrester Prize for achievement in a Student Selected Component in Anaesthesia or Critical Care (Proxime Accessit)

If in any year there is no winner of sufficient merit for any part of the prize, the funds may be added to the capital.

HISTORY OF MEDICINE

Founded in 1918 by a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine for the encouragement of study and research in the History of Medicine. From 2013, awarded annually to two undergraduate medical students as follows:

  • For excellence in an MB ChB Student Selected Component in the History of Medicine, as determined by the Director of the Centre for the History of Medicine
  • For excellence in an MB ChB Student Selected Component in Medical Humanities, as determined by the Director of the Centre for the History of Medicine in discussion with the Director of SSCs

If in any year no SSC of sufficient merit is submitted for either part of the prize, the funds may be added to the capital.

WILLIAM HERBERT BROWN MEMORIAL PRIZE (SSC in Dermatology)

Founded in 1960 by the bequest of Mrs W Herbert Brown in memory of her late husband, William Herbert Brown, MD, Honorary Lecturer in Dermatology at the Victoria Infirmary. The income of which would be applied to a prize in the class of dermatology at the Victoria Infirmary. Awarded annually for excellence in SSC dermatology projects.