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President's Prize for Medical Students

President's Prize for Medical Students

Competition rules

  1. Entry to the competition is free.
  2. This competition is a Game of Skill
  3. Information on how to enter, information on the prize and judging forms part of these Conditions of Entry.
  4. Entry submissions start on 5th September and close on 20th October.
  5. By entering the competition the entrant certifies that:
    • they have signed consent forms from all people visually identifiable in their video.
    • they have obtained all the appropriate permissions and clearances for all music and images that appear in the video. All music and images must be original, permitted or copyright free.
    • all other footage is the entrant's original work.
  6. All entries must be submitted as YouTube links to video files of maximum duration of 60 seconds.
  7. All entrants must ensure that there are no corporate names or logos used in the video, this includes anyone wearing and/or displaying corporate names or logos. Entrants are advised to remove or obscure labels/brand names from any commercial products used in their videos.
  8. The judges’ decisions will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  9. Prizes are not negotiable & are non-transferable.
  10. The entrant indemnifies the competition organisers from any loss, injury or damage that may occur in the production or publication of their video.
  11. By entering the competition the entrants agree to abide by these terms and conditions.
  12. The entrant retains copyright over their work, but by entering a video in this competition, the entrant grants permission to the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) to reproduce the video on any ACRRM controlled websites for mash-ups, instructional purposes or as examples of exemplary medical education.
  13. Employees of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine, or person connected with the organising or adjudication, including their immediate families, its agencies and companies associated with this competition are ineligible to enter.
  14. The promoter for this competition is The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine - ABN 12 078 081 848.

Do you dream of being a doctor in an Aboriginal Medical Service in rural Australia?  Perhaps you’ve always seen yourself flying out to emergencies as part of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.  Or maybe you see your future in a beachside community, helping the ‘locals’?

The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine is giving you the chance to live your dream through the annual prestigious President’s Prize.

The Prize:
The President’s Prize is a one to two week placement with a doctor, practice or health service in a rural or remote area of Australia.  The College organises the accommodation, travel, expenses and a stipend, up to the total value of $2500.

The placement will occur at a time that is convenient for the winner and the selected location, but must be taken within 12 months of the prize being awarded, or it is forfeited.

How to enter:
The competition is open to medical students (Australian or NZ citizens) currently studying medicine in Australia.

To enter and be in the draw to win the $2,500 placement prize, you have to create a short video (up to 60 seconds) using your smartphone or camera saying where in rural or remote Australia you would like to be placed for a week - and why.

You must use the phrase ‘rural medicine’ twice and ‘Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine’ at least once.  

Make it as funny or serious as you like – express yourself through a poem, a rap or even interpretive dance – just make sure you follow the rules above.

Your submitted video will be reviewed by College staff, prior to appearing on the website.

Judging:
Entries will be judged by representatives from the College. The decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into. All entrants agree to allow ACRRM to post their entry on the ACRRM website and Facebook page for no fee.

The top three entries will be shown at the RMA2013 conference gala dinner, and then the winner will be announced. You do not have to be present at the conference to win the prize.

Entries close 11.59pm (EST) 27 October, 2013.

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  • A fun clip about my love of rural health! - Blair Burke
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  • Guess where I wanna go...
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    Emily Nash
  • This is a video demonstrating my desire to travel to Mossman North QLD. I made a short song, attempting to capture the 'classic' music video with a quirky feel. Don't worry, I hope I'll be a better doctor than I am singer/songwriter.
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    Scott McNeil
  • There's a lost traveller on Bondi Beach, can you help her find her way?
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    Ally Rigg
  • I hope to experience remote medicine in Ngukurr community (Arnhem Land, Northern Territory) with the support of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine.
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    Laura Sharley
  • My entry for the ACRRM President's Prize. Send me to Broome!
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    Ben Vialle
  • I feel inspired… to mangle the words of the great Banjo Paterson. I have a singular hope: that my horrific poetry will persuade you to send me on a placement with a dialysis unit providing services to the remote communities surrounding Alice Springs.
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    James Dando
  • Why I want to complete a medical placement in Alice Springs!
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    Bec Gough
  • There is only one place to go to learn about Rural + Remote Medicine - to the heart of the Kimberley. Hope you enjoy my rap!
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    Tara Kubus
  • I'd like to go to Derby, WA, to learn about remote medicine in Australia.
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    Nicole Vdn
  • This is my entry to the 2013 ACRRM President's prize showing my passion for rural medicine and why I want to go on placement to Thursday Island in far north Queensland.
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    Amanda Quattrocelli
  • My dream of doing rural medicine in Broome, Western Australia
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    Natasha Keillor
  • Why I want to be placed in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales as a part of ACRRM President's Prize for Medical Students. Visiting Waga Base Hospital and Lake Albert Park.
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    Nimish Seth
  • A quirky rap about rural medicine, where I'm from and where I'd love to do a placement.
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    Claire Arundell
  • Amateur cinematography at its finest. I'm hoping ACRRM will help get me to Broome and the Kimberley.
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    Robert Dickson
  • Here is my video for the 2013 ACRRM President's Prize. Filmed in Geelong and surrounding areas, I am keen to 'lose myself' in Port Hedland, Western Australia.
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    Yasmean Kal
  • After waking at 430am, Mount Lofty in the Adelaide hills is conquered as an attempt to win a rural placement in a mountainous region.
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    Ryan Agnew
  • Filmed in front of my own herd of cattle in Rockhampton. I convey my passion for agriculture and rural medicine. I would love to visit Katherine in the NT, to experience rural/remote medicine in the Top End, as part of the 2013 ACRRM Presidents Prize
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    Jackson Newport
  • Why I want to go and complete a rural placement in Emerald, Queensland
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    Dave Townsend