This annual Prize is named for Sir John Halliday Croom (1909-86), a past President of the College in recognition of his support of the concept of Collegiate Membership. The prize consists of a medal and £250.
Eligibility
Collegiate members of any UK Royal College of Physicians, resident in the UK.
Application and selection procedure
Applications are invited from Collegiate Members (but not Fellows) of any UK Royal College of Physicians, resident in the United Kingdom, who wish to compete for the 51st Croom Lectureship. The lecture will be invited to be delivered in person by the successful candidate on Friday 24 January 2025.
The lecture is named after the late Sir John Halliday Croom, a Past President of the College, in recognition of his support of the concept of Collegiate Membership. It is competed for annually. It should be on a topic related to research within the last 5 years and will be delivered at the Symposium which is organised by the Trainees & Members’ Committee of the College. Candidates are asked to submit a signed précis of not more than 1000 words, including relevant references, outlining the proposed lecture. The material need not necessarily comprise original investigative work nor does it need to be connected with the theme of the Trainees & Members’ Symposium, submit your application to trainees@rcpe.ac.uk
The deadline for submissions is 9am, Friday 1 November 2024.
Further Information
Any enquiries can be directed to Lowry McLoughlin.
Previous recipients
1970s
1974 Dr El Wardle
1975 Dr E Lloyd
1976 Dr R St Clair Barnetson
1977 Dr IW Campbell
1978 Dr A Parker
1979 Dr MF Sudlow
1980s
1980 Dr PMA Calverley
1981 Dr JB Irving
1982 Dr AK Burnett
1983 Dr AG Leitch
1984 Dr NG Dewhurst
1985 Dr GDO Lowe
1986 Dr RP Brettle
1987 Dr AML Lever
1988 Dr R Taylor
1989 Dr SM Crawford
1990s
1990 Dr AA Gehani
1991 Dr HJ Alter
1992 Dr AML Lever
1993 Dr Wm Bissett
1994 Dr J McEwan
1995 Dr CM Dayan
1996 Dr S Nicholson
1997 Dr AJ Brady
1998 Dr J Simpson
1999 Dr S Gupta
2000s
2000 Dr J Stebbing
2001 Dr D Newby
2002 Dr A Crean
2003 Dr J Knight
2004 Dr J Payne
2005 Dr J Stone
2006 Dr E Pearson
2007 Dr A Horsley
2008 Dr M Eddleston
2009 Dr P Ritches
2010s
2010 Dr W Whiteley
2011 Dr D Hunt
2012 Dr T Lee
2013 Dr G Duncan
2014 Dr H Hopkinson
2015 Dr HNY Haboubi
2017 Dr PD Ripley
2018 Dr T Cartlidge
2019 Dr A Chapman
2020-
2020 Dr T Miller
2021 Dr U Clancy
2022 Dr Milka Marinova
2023 Dr Joseph Kibbler
2024 Dr Fiona Chapman
