Resident Doctor Dermoscopy Award
We invite Resident Doctors (foundation trainees, core trainees or equivalent level not currently in speciality training) training in the UK to submit an interesting (unpublished) case featuring dermoscopy.
This should fulfil the following requirements:
- Adherence to structured template & word limits (extra slides can be added if needed but entries should be succinct)
- Maximum of 5 references
- Images should be of good quality, in full focus and in optimal lighting (suggested minimum DPI of 300 for jpg or tif files)
- No identifiable information
- BSDS consent form for publication to be attached and completed
The prize for the winning submission will be £300.00. The winning dermoscopy case will be featured to BSDS Members.
BSDS Resident Doctor Dermoscopy Award Application Form 2026
BSDS Dermoscopy Case Submission template
BSDS Media Consent Form
Deadline for submissions: TBC
2026
– Nafisa Islam – ‘Looking Beyong the Branches’ IMT2 from, Royal London Hospital.
Top 2026 Runner up
Dermoscopy Case by Emily Buchanan, Royal Marsden Hospital
Previous Prize Winners
Previous Essay Prize Winners
2025. July – Amber Woodruff – ‘Not All Haloes Are Holy: the importance of correlation with history’ Dermatology Clinical Fellow post-foundation year 2, James Cook University Hospital
2024, July – “Blossoming Mystery Mole or More?” By Jason Ting, Academic Foundation Doctor Year 2 in Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle University