The Pat Jobson Prize
£250 awarded annually
Background
The prize was established and funded by Pat Jobson, one of the very early members of the British Association of Audiological Physicians. He was the first Audiological Physician at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, retiring in 1980. He set up the prize to encourage trainees and young consultants in their promotion of the specialty of Audiological Medicine. He was also a founder member and first Chairman of the TWJ Foundation which originally funded the Prize and still provides fellowships for trainees in ENT and Audiovestibular Medicine to travel overseas for education/research.
Eligibility
Specialist Registrars and Consultants within 5 years of their first appointment to a substantive consultant post in the specialty of Audiovestibular Medicine are eligible for the Prize. Candidates must be members of BAAP.
Criteria to be considered in awarding the Prize
The Prize is awarded for an outstanding contribution to Audiovestibular Medicine, either to the science, or to the provision of services.
This can include one or more of the following:
Submission
Nominations should be sent to the Honorary Secretary at least 3 months before the AGM at which the prize will be awarded.
Candidates will normally be proposed for the award by Consultants in Audiovestibular Medicine. The proposal should be accompanied by a brief citation (not more than 500 words), highlighting the candidate’s outstanding contribution to the specialty, and suitable for presentation to members at the AGM.
Exceptionally, candidates may themselves apply for the award by submitting appropriate supporting evidence.
Selection
The prize-winner is chosen by a team of 3 members of the Association: the Chairman of the Education Sub-committee (chairman), the Vice President and the Immediate Past President.
Award holders
These have included Deirdre Lucas, John Irwin, Peter Savundra, A. Thambapillai, Doris Bamiou, Waheeda Pagarkar, Sebastian Hendricks, Ian Colvin, Simone Walter, Charlotte Agrup, Colm Madden, Louisa Murdin, Veronica Kennedy, Vasuky Sriskandarajah, Shankar Rangan, Soumit Dasgupta, Chrysa Spyridakou, Shailaja Kottapalli, Benjamin Shaw.
Guidelines prepared by Susan Snashall, based upon Pat Jobson’s original suggestions and subsequent discussions by the Association, amended 2021.
£250 awarded annually
Background
The prize was established and funded by Pat Jobson, one of the very early members of the British Association of Audiological Physicians. He was the first Audiological Physician at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, retiring in 1980. He set up the prize to encourage trainees and young consultants in their promotion of the specialty of Audiological Medicine. He was also a founder member and first Chairman of the TWJ Foundation which originally funded the Prize and still provides fellowships for trainees in ENT and Audiovestibular Medicine to travel overseas for education/research.
Eligibility
Specialist Registrars and Consultants within 5 years of their first appointment to a substantive consultant post in the specialty of Audiovestibular Medicine are eligible for the Prize. Candidates must be members of BAAP.
Criteria to be considered in awarding the Prize
The Prize is awarded for an outstanding contribution to Audiovestibular Medicine, either to the science, or to the provision of services.
This can include one or more of the following:
- presentations to scientific (or audit) meetings;
- reports or publications;
- the development of services within Audiovestibular Medicine;
- outstanding service to the promotional work of the specialty.
Submission
Nominations should be sent to the Honorary Secretary at least 3 months before the AGM at which the prize will be awarded.
Candidates will normally be proposed for the award by Consultants in Audiovestibular Medicine. The proposal should be accompanied by a brief citation (not more than 500 words), highlighting the candidate’s outstanding contribution to the specialty, and suitable for presentation to members at the AGM.
Exceptionally, candidates may themselves apply for the award by submitting appropriate supporting evidence.
Selection
The prize-winner is chosen by a team of 3 members of the Association: the Chairman of the Education Sub-committee (chairman), the Vice President and the Immediate Past President.
Award holders
These have included Deirdre Lucas, John Irwin, Peter Savundra, A. Thambapillai, Doris Bamiou, Waheeda Pagarkar, Sebastian Hendricks, Ian Colvin, Simone Walter, Charlotte Agrup, Colm Madden, Louisa Murdin, Veronica Kennedy, Vasuky Sriskandarajah, Shankar Rangan, Soumit Dasgupta, Chrysa Spyridakou, Shailaja Kottapalli, Benjamin Shaw.
Guidelines prepared by Susan Snashall, based upon Pat Jobson’s original suggestions and subsequent discussions by the Association, amended 2021.
