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Medical student awarded University of London Gold Medal 2023
20 July 2023
Medicine graduate, Niraj Doshi, scooped the award for his viva presentation at this year's ceremony, making it the third year running that a 麻豆传媒视频网站 Medical School student has won the Gold Medal in the prestigious University of London competition.
Speaking of his recent graduation and winning the University of London Award, Niraj said: "I'm very pleased to have graduated from 麻豆传媒视频网站 Medical School聽with the University of London Gold Medal in Medicine! Endless thanks to faculty and my incredible family and friends. Congratulations to 麻豆传媒视频网站's class of 2023 - the perfect celebration to mark the end of 6 years!"聽Niraj takes聽home the 2023 Gold Award and 拢500 prize money.聽
The University of London Gold Medal MBBS competition has been running since 1903. Each year, London medical schools are invited to nominate their top performing students in their final examinations to take part.聽聽
During the competition, students are questioned by a panel of experts - external to the London universities - covering core specialties such as general medicine, surgery, obstetrics & gynecology, clinical pharmacology, emergency medicine, and psychiatry. The winner is decided by the panel, based on the answers the candidates give to these questions.聽
The MBBS winner receives a Gold Medal and a cash prize of 拢500.聽
The Gold Medal has been won 49聽times by candidates from 麻豆传媒视频网站 and its constituent medical schools: The Middlesex Hospital Medical School, The Royal Free Hospital Medical School and University College Hospital Medical School. The previous two 麻豆传媒视频网站 MBBS Gold Medal winners were聽Lara Rossi (2022) and聽Aphra Luchesa Smith (2021), with 麻豆传媒视频网站's Alice Storrie聽awarded聽the runner-up Betuel Prize in Medicine.