PUB: Cost of Care Essay Contest

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 DEADLINE: November 1st, 2010

 send submissions and questions to contest@costsofcare.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

Judges 

Gov. Michael Leavitt, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Atul Gawande, surgeon and New Yorker staff writer
Tim Johnson, Chief Medical Correspondent of ABC News
Jeffrey Flier, Dean of Harvard Medical School
Gov. Michael Dukakis, former Democratic nominee for President of the United States 

Rules

Entries must be no longer than 750 words and should be typed and double-spaced. Students are strongly encouraged to submit an anecdote. Entries will be judged based on the quality of the writing and the relevance of the anecdote to the topic of cost-awareness in medicine. We are primarily seeking anecdotes. The focus if the contest is not to suggest policy solutions.

E-mail submissions to contest@costsofcare.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it are preferred, however entries may also be mailed to
Costs of Care
21 Father Gilday Street, Suite 115
Boston, MA 02118

Finalists and winners will be announced according the the schedule below. Three clinician finalists and three non-clinician finalists will be chosen. Clinicians include doctors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, clinical assistants and students of these professions. Non-clinicians include patients, friends or family members of patients, or students of non-clinical professions including college students. All finalist entries will be read and rank-ordered according to the above criteria by our high-profile judges. Two $1000 prize winners will be named -- one clinician and one non-clinician. Finalist anecdotes will additionally be discussed in a high-profile Spring 2011 event, featuring analysis from a multidisciplinary group of thought leaders. All finalists will have the option of remaining anonymous for this event.

Key Dates

 Contest Deadline: November 1st, 2010

Finalists Announced: November 15th, 2010

Prize Winners Announced: December 15th, 2010

Feature Event: Spring 2011

 

Thank you to our leading sponsors

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts | Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan | Tufts Health Plan |Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin

 

 

 

 

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