Congress IV : Jakarta, November 1983,

President: Dr. Soelarto R to Dr. Chehab R. Hilmy

Submissions are open. The 2020 essay prize will close on 12pm 1st June 2020. Please find the essay application form to submit along with your essay here:

Medical students from the UK and Republic of Ireland are invited to submit an essay, no longer than 1000 words, answering the following question: 'Discuss your ideas on how the BOA can utilise social media and new forms of communication to improve engagement across the profession including students'. The winning essay will receive the following:

• IOA-Recognised certificate
• Rp. 20.500.000 prize money
• Invited to sit on the IOA Education and Careers Committee for 1 year as a student representative
• Oral or Poster presentation at the IOA Annual Congress 2020

Phil Harper, a final year medical student at the University of Southampton, is the winner of the 2019 BOA Medical Student Essay Prize. You can view his essay here.