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THE SCOTTISH RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY

The GE Healthcare Scholarship Awards

The SRS is grateful to GE Healthcare, formerly Amersham Health, who generously donate funds for the Scholarship.

Guidelines for Applicants

• Awards are available to all SRS Members of good standing
• Preference will be given to those undertaking scientific paper/poster presentations at national or international meetings.
• Some preference will be given to consultants who are within five years of their first consultant appointment.
• Depending on the uptake of the available grant, consideration may be given to applications from non-medical professionals related to radiology/oncology, provided that they have the support of an SRS member of good standing.
• Applications for awards will be considered at the next SRS Council meeting following receipt of the application.
• All applicants will be advised of the Council's decision.
• Successful applicants will be required to attend the SRS scientific meeting following their visit, in order to submit an oral or poster presentation in relation to the award.
• Successful applicants will also be required to submit a written report to the Council
• Successful applicants will generally be awarded funding retrospectively in relation to the project/presentation date, following submission to the Treasurer of appropriate expense receipts and CME certificates.

Award categories are as follows:

1. Small grants:

Up to £300, to promote pump priming for audit and other small research projects.
2. Travel grants:

Up to £800 to support attendance and presentation at educational meetings. Payment will be made after the meeting, following submission of receipts of expenses incurred, CME certificates and details of all other awards that have been obtained in relation to the meeting.
3. Exceptional personal grants:

To support specialised training/departmental visits generally covering a 2-12 month period.

Applications should be submitted to the Secretary on this application form.

Recipients

Recent recipients include:

• DR ADRIAN MIZZI, SpR Radiology, West of Scotland

Magnetic resonance angiography in potential live renal donors, a joint radiological and surgical audit Poster presentation, ECR Vienna 2004
• DR JOHN HOWELLS, SpR Radiology, West of Scotland

Society of Nuclear Medicine International Meeting, Philadelphia and educational attachment Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital of University of Philadelphia 2004
• DR GAVIN LOW, SpR Radiology, West of Scotland

Comparison of balloon versus non-balloon rectal catheters in the prevention of incontinence during barium enema examinations Poster presentation, RSNA 2004
• DR RAGHU VIKRAM, SpR Radiology, Dundee

An anatomical study of retro-renal peritoneal extension and implications for safe percutaneous renal intervention Scientific paper presentation, ECR 2005
• DR ROSS CAMIDGE, Clinical Lecturer Cancer Therapeutics, Edinburgh

To support 2 year attachment with Professor Gail Eckhardt, Developmental Therapeutics Programme, University of Colorado Health Sciences Centre, Denver, Colorado 2005-7
• DR G ANNAMALAI, SpR Radiology, West of Scotland

Role of D-dimers and pre-test probability scoring in suspected acute pulmonary embolism Poster presentation, ECR 2005
• DR M KUMARAVEL, SpR Radiology, Aberdeen

To support a Fellowship in Trauma Radiology at Memorial Hermann Hospital, University of Texas, Houston - 1 year 2005-6.
• DR N PARASU, SpR Radiology, Dundee

To support educational visit to RSNA 2005
• DR S CHANDRAMOHAN, SpR Radiology, Dundee

Direct radionuclide cystogram in children; the relationship between the amount of reflux and DMSA abnormalities Scientific paper presentation, RSNA 2005
• DR R BHAT, SpR Radiology, Dundee

The advantages of MDCT angiography of the neck vessels in the assessment of patients who have had TIA Scientific paper presentation, RSNA 2005
• DR A DENISONG, SpR Radiology, Aberdeen

To assist in PET-CT experience in Belfast
• DR G McKENZIE, SpR Radiology, Glasgow

Presentation to the ECR, Vienna, 2006

Former recipients include:

• Dr S McLaggan

• Dr R Vikram

• Dr J Charon

• Dr V Duddalwar

• Dr N Jain

• Dr R Connor

• Dr S Butler

• Dr F Lau

• Dr M Sambrook

• Dr S Ballantyne

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