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For the second year in a row, the Agnes McLaren Association is organizing a medical award with a prize of 4,000 euros! Check out the program for the 2023 award ceremony.
For the second year the Agnes McLaren Association is organizing a medical award worth €4,000! Applications are open to students at the Montpellier-Nîmes School of Medicine who will defend their clinical thesis between September 2021 and March 2023. See below for registration details and the eligibility criteria for your thesis.
This award recognizes a doctoral dissertation in medicine that focuses on the health of women and/or children in precarious or vulnerable situations and provides funding for research based on that dissertation.
TheAgnes McLaren Association, founded in 2018, works to preserve the memory ofAgnes McLaren, a Scottish woman and the first female doctor to graduate from the Montpellier School of Medicine in 1878. In honor of this physician, who dedicated her life to caring for the most disadvantaged women and those excluded from society, the association wishes to award a medical prize for the first time.
Thus, to mark the Faculty’s 8th centennial in 2020, the association established the Agnès McLaren Prize in Medicine. Every two years, this prize is awarded for a thesis and a post-thesis project, focusing on the health of women in precarious or vulnerable situations or the health of children exposed to precariousness and/or vulnerable situations. It also funds a research project based on this thesis. The prize, in the amount of €4,000, will be awarded in June 2023 following a preliminary selection by a committee and review by a jury composed of healthcare professionals.
In the first edition, Justine Allouche won an award for her knowledge and expertise in cervical cancer screening.
In 2021, the award was won by Justine Allouche for her work focused on assessing knowledge and practices regarding cervical cancer screening among women engaged in prostitution in the Gard and Hérault departments. Justine was featured in an article in Midi Libre on that occasion!
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this medical award, candidates must meet several eligibility criteria:
What are the steps to enter the contest?
The second edition of the McLaren Medical Award will take place in five phases, as follows:
We hope many of you will enter this new contest! So get writing, and good luck on your theses!
On Tuesday, November 16, the Féminin Pluriel Montpellier Méditerranée collective, in partnership with the Faculty of Medicine, the CIDFF, AG2R la Mondiale, and the Agnes McLaren Association, is hosting a screening of an awareness-raising film on this topic to mark November, which is dedicated to combating violence against women. The screening will be followed by a discussion in the Faculty’s anatomy lecture hall. See the program for this themed evening below.
A documentary film, produced collaboratively
More than just an awareness-raising film, this film—produced with the support of the Collectif Féminin Pluriel Montpellier Méditerranée—is a documentary based on personal testimonies. It tells the stories of six women who have experienced domestic violence. As active participants in the film’s production, guided by two female directors, these six women not only shared their stories but also helped shape the film’s concept. The film will be screened on November 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the Faculty of Medicine’s auditorium.
Designed primarily as an educational resource for teenage girls, the film is also intended for a broad audience, as domestic violence is an issue that affects people from all social and cultural backgrounds, as well as all genders.
A screening followed by a discussion, with the filmmakers in attendance
The screening of the documentary will be followed by an open discussion and a chance to exchange views on the topic of domestic violence. Beyond physical violence, what other types of domestic violence exist? How can we recognize such violence? How can we intervene, alert others, and help victims? How can victims rebuild their lives? These are just some of the topics that will be addressed during the discussion.
A free event, open to everyone, with registration required
To make it accessible to as many people as possible, this screening is open to everyone.
Due to the current health situation, you must present a health pass and register for the event in advance (click the button below).
