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Sir William Osler (1849-1919)


The American Osler Society announces the availability of an award for support of research in the broad areas of medical history and medical humanism. Candidates must be currently matriculated students in approved schools of medicine in the United States or Canada. The successful applicant may be eligible to present a paper based on his or her findings at the annual meeting of the American Osler Society. The stipend for the coming year will be $1,500, and up to $750 additional may be available to support travel to the annual meeting, contingent on submission of a report acceptable to the Committee at the conclusion of the studentship.

Selection criteria for the award are as follows: (1) The project should deal with medical history and/or the medical humanities; (2) The goal should be stated clearly; (3) The goal should be realistic; (4) The applicant should demonstrate familiarity with the relevant literature; (5) Originality; and (6) Scholarly approach. A letter of support from a faculty sponsor who will assume responsibility for planning and guidance of the fellowship must accompany the application form, which may be obtained along with further information from the Society's website, www.americanosler.org.

Potential applicants are encouraged to communicate with the Secretary-Treasurer:

Charles S. Bryan, M.D., MACP
Secretary- Treasurer, American Osler Society
The University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Two Medical Park, Suite 502 Columbia, SC 29203
(e-mail: cbryan@gw.mp.sc.edu)

Completed applications must be received at the above address by mail (not bye-mail or Fax) by 15 March 2005. Notice of the award will be made by 31 May 2005.