Nis SCHMIDT History of Surgery Prize

Award descriptionPrize(s) totalling $2200 have been made available through an endowment established by Dr. Nis Schmidt to stimulate interest and documentation in the history of surgery. Prizes will be awarded to students with a publishable grade paper on a topic of historical surgical interest based on a recommendation from the Department of Surgery. Papers will be prepared for oral presentation at the annual Dr. Nis Schmidt Surgical update in December or at the Surgical History Club. The paper can address a topic of local, national or international interest in any field of surgery - biographical, developmental, clinical, technical, educational and ethical and is open to undergraduate medical students and residents in any surgical discipline. Recommendation is made by the Department of Surgery.