January 24, 2009 at 12:55 pm | Competition, News | 
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MD Connector in partnership with Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center is pleased to announce open registration for the MD Connector 2009 National Competition on Health Education Reform. This essay competition is open to health profession students to stimulate thought, discussion, and innovation on health education reform. Over $10,000 in cash, travel, and registration prizes will be awarded to competition finalists, as well as the opportunity to present at the 2009 Health Care Education Symposium at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN April 26-28, 2009. This invitation-only event of national healthcare leaders will be the venue of finalist judging and discussion of proposed ideas. We welcome you to find out more about this unique opportunity. Essay submissions are due by March 16, 2009. (Note this has been extended from March 9, 2009)
The prompt for the competition is as follows:
In order to create a health care workforce equipped to provide a high-value team approach to coordinated, patient-centered health care, what is the most important change required of the health care education system?
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We have received numerous inquiries regarding competitor eligibility and we wish to be as inclusive as possible to accommodate the health care student’s perspective from any part of the health care system. As such we may not have enumerated all specific roles within our eligibility criteria. If you have a specific question regarding eligibility, please contact us at contact@mdconnector.org
The baseline criteria must include health care and active student status within the United States and Canada. Again, please contact us directly if you have questions regarding eligibility.
Updated competition terms:
In order to define the eligibility criteria to be more inclusive of the many health professions student perspectives that we are looking for, we have revised to competition eligibility definition to be:
* You are a student currently enrolled in an accredited U.S. or Canadian medical school, nursing school, pre-medical and, or post baccalaureate program, allied health program, or health professions program, or you are a student transitioning (currently applying or accepted) into an accredited U.S. or Canadian medical school, nursing school, premedical and, or post baccalaureate program, allied health program, or health professions program.
* You are not an employed health care professional within an accredited US or Canadian medical school, nursing school, premedical and, or post baccalaureate program, allied health program, or health professions program with exception to those who are also active students (currently enrolled) in an accredited US or Canadian medical school, nursing school, premedical and, or post baccalaureate program, allied health program, or health professions program.
* You are limited to one entry for the entire competition.
Also to clarify; you may be a foreign student attending a U.S. or Canadian program, but travel prizes may be limited to the value of the domestic U.S. and Canadian values if traveling from abroad. It is also the sole responsibility of the entrant to comply with any United States tax laws for monetary prize eligibility.
i have submitted my essay. how do i know that you did get it. thanks
You will receive a confirmation email when your submission is processed informing you that your entry is complete.
A clarification for for the 2500 word limit — references are exempt from the 2500 maximum word limitation.
When today will finalists and semifinalists be revealed? I’ve been waiting with much anticipation the past few weeks…
Thank you.
Has anyone actually been contacted? I’m curious when and how the finalists are going to be announced, and when the essays are going to be posted.