The BSGE RIGS (Residents in Gynaecological Surgery) group has launched the BSGE Medical
Student Essay Competition. They are calling all medical students interested in surgery,
innovation, and the future of training to submit on essay on the subject:

” From Simulation to Surgery: The Role of Technology in Training the Next Generation”

To be eligible to enter the competition, authors must be medical students enrolled in a medical school located in either England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland at the closing date. Students attending a medical school in any other countries will not be eligible to
submit an entry.

There are fantastic prizes available including cash, BSGE memberships and the opportunity to have your essay published in The Scope magazine.

The essay word limit is 1500 words (maximum) excluding the title, abstract (no more than
200 words) and references. The word count includes words used in figures and figure captions, tables, appendices, footers and in-text citations.

RIGs has provided the following guidelines for medical students interested in competing:

  • Essays should include an abstract/summary (no more than 200 words).
  • Any references should be in the Harvard style; there is no limit on the
    number of references.
  • All text must be in Arial font, size 11 and double spaced. 
  • Diagrams and tables are acceptable but should not number greater than
    five in total. 
  • The essay should preferably be divided into appropriately headed subsections and include a concluding paragraph.
  • Only one essay per student can be submitted. 
  • The essay must be the work of one individual student – co-authoring is
    not permitted. 
  • The use of Al will be monitored and any essay thought not to be that of an
    individual will be excluded.
  • All essays must be submitted in Word format.
  • Please save your essay in the form ‘Surname.doc’ (e.g Smith.doc).
  • Please submit your essay to bsge@rcog.org.uk.
  • No entries received after the closing date and time will be accepted.
  • All submitted essays will be acknowledged by email. If you do not receive an email acknowledgement, please ensure you contact BSGE@rcog.org.uk.
  • It is your responsibility to confirm your entry has been received.

The deadline for entries in Friday 29th March 2026 at 12.00pm (GMT). Good luck to everyone entering!