We’re so excited to announce the winners of the 2024 President’s Prize for Young MWIA. We received fantastic entries exploring the theme of women in medicine who inspire us. It was lovely to learn about so many inspirational women, and to receive entries from young medical women spanning from medical students to fellows. In the coming weeks we will share the winners’ bios and excerpts of their wonderful essays.
Prize Winners
We’re excited to announce the winning entries:
1st Place: Wankunda Nachimba; a medical student from Zambia
Wankunda wrote about Dr Amanda Malungo, the first female Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon in Zambia. Wankunda has won $300 USD for her fantastic essay, which will be published in MWIA’s next Quarterly Update.
2nd Place: Mutinta Chibala; a medical student from Zambia
Mutinta wrote about Dr Margaret Ann Bulkley, who had to masquerade as Dr James Barry to practice medicine in the early nineteenth century.
3rd Place: Dr Joyce Sakala; an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist from Zambia
Dr Joyce Sakala wrote about Dr Margaret Kasaro, a renowned maternal health researcher and O&G specialist in Zambia.
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Dr Ashna Basu (BMed/MD, MHM, GAICD)
Chair of Young MWIA
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