The Med+ abstract competition offers resident doctors and students an opportunity to showcase their research to healthcare professionals from around the globe.

This year, we will accept entries on the following topics:
Health services, policy and workforce development
Clinical, case reports, digital health
Research (including clinical, translational and innovation)
Education, training and medical professionalism
Quality improvement and patient safety, audit
Sustainability in health, health inequalities

Prizes
Best overall presentation: £500 prize and in person ticket to Medicine 2026. The best presentation in each category will receive certificate. This award is exclusive to in-person participants who present at the conference. 
Best poster: £250 prize and an online ticket to Medicine 2026. A certificate will be awarded to the runner up. This award is exclusive to online participants whose posters are judged virtually. 

Submissions
Submissions are expected to open on Friday 1 August 2025. A link to the submission page will be available on this page.

The deadline to submit an abstract will be Tuesday 2 September 11.59pm (BST). Please note there is no limit to the number of abstracts an individual may submit as a co-author. However, a separate two-day ticket must be purchased for each individual poster presented. If you have multiple abstracts accepted, we recommend assigning a co-author to present on your behalf where possible.

Winners
Results of the competition will be announced during the closing speech on day 2 of the conference and published here.