Mersey Prizes
Information & Previous Winners
Information & Previous Winners
The Mersey Orthopaedic Prizes have a very substantial endowment from a number of individual donations and are awarded annually to three outstanding trainees. The prizes are awarded at the Annual 58 Registrars Conference. All eligibility and award criteria are set by the Trustees.
Braithwaite Prize
In honour of Ian Braithwaite, National Trainer of the Year 2011, who ran the teaching programme 2005 to 2012.
This prize is open to all Mersey T&O trainees including overseas trainees.
The prize is awarded for the best performance in the annual Mersey MCQ and UKITE exam by a ST3 or ST4 trainee. The aim of the prize is to encourage study during the first two years of orthopaedic training.
The prize consists of a returnable Trophy, a certificate and £200 (currently).
The decision is made by the TPD and is ratified by the ARCP panel.
Klenerman Gold Medal
In honour of Leslie Klenerman, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in Liverpool from 1987 to 1995.
This prize is open to all Mersey T&O trainees including overseas trainees.
The prize is awarded to the best trainee in the academic year they first sit and pass the FRCSOrth.
Significant consideration will be given to performance in the final FRCSOrth exam and the award criteria are also based on the annual placement criteria over two years. Scoring domains include knowledge (performance in the Mersey MCQ and FRCSOrth), engagement with education and training, committee work and research
The prize consists of a Gold Medal which the winner keeps, a certificate and £300 (currently).
The decision is made by the ARCP panel and TPD.
Frostick Prize
In honour of Simon Frostick, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in Liverpool from 1995.
This prize is open to all Mersey T&O trainees including overseas trainees.
The prize is awarded to the trainee with the best podium presentation during the conference.
The decision is made by the independent committee adjudicating the presentations.
The prize consists of a returnable Trophy, a separate Trophy which the winner keeps and a certificate.
Braithwaite Prize
Klenerman Prize
Winners
The Braithwaite Prize was first awarded in 2016.
Previous winners have been:
2016 - Matt Nagy
2017 - David Hawkes
2018 - Mo As-Sultany
2019 - Laura Blackburn
2020 - Thomas Cash
2021 - Luke Thornton
2022 - Rahul Mohan
2023 - Gerald Tan
2024 - Vishesh Khanna
The Klenerman Gold Medal was first awarded in 2018.
Previous winners have been:
2018 - Nick Peterson
2019 - Sara Shelton (née Dorman)
2020 - David Hawkes
2021 - Kasia Studnicka
2022 - Tom Ankers
2023 - Tom Cash
2024 - Zaid Hamoodi
The Frostick Prize was first awarded in 2022.
Previous winners have been:
2022 - David Samy
2023 - Mohammed Khattak
2024 - James Chapman
Trustees
The Braithwaite Prize and Klenerman Gold Medal are overseen by the Braithwaite Foundation. The Trustees currently are:
Ian Braithwaite – Benefactor
Vijay Bhalaik – Treasurer
David Hawkes – Junior Representative
Joanne Banks – Training Programme Director
Nick Peterson – Secretary
The Frostick Prize is overseen by The Frostick Foundation. The Trustees currently are:
Rish Parmar
Daniel Brown
Katy Clay
Margaret Roebuck
Finlay Scott
Kieran Almond