Enter the 2026 competition to win an essay prize and make your radiology training or job applications stand out from the crowd.
Participants are invited to write an essay on the topic: "The Radiologist will be the first specialist to cease to exist. Discuss."
There are three prizes and each winner will receive a certificate.
Download the Application form here and send to conference@bir.org.uk
Application criteria
- The competition is open to BIR members only and you must also have registered for the BIR Top Tips Event on 28 October 2026.
- All medical students, radiographers, radiography students, AHPs and AHP students, foundation doctors and core / speciality trainees (who are not already radiology trainees) are eligible.
- Maximum word limit (for the essay content) is 1,000 words.
- Winning essays will be uploaded to the BIR Sharing Platform (trainee section).
- Essays will be anonymised for the judging panel – please ensure your name or place of work are only referred to in the applicant information section on the form, which should be on a separate page from the rest of the application.
- Please note that any use of AI to write the essay (e.g. ChatGPT, etc) is prohibited and will not be accepted.
- Closing date for applications is 5 October 2026.
Congratulations to the winners for 2024
- 1st Prize – Zain Khan
- 2nd Prize – Jasdev Bains
- 3rd Prize – Ritu Gada
