The Inaugural TUMSS 4th-year Elective Photography Competition was a great success with more than 30 entries. The judges commented that "the technical standard was very high as was the creativitiy and it was difficult to separate the many high quality entries."
| Category | Description | Prize winners* | Image (select for an enlarged view) |
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| In the moment | Photographs depicting students 'in the moment', participating actively in their elective. | Winner: Clare McCann; 'Trauma retrieval at the Royal Brisbane Hospital' |  |
| Runner up: Eliza Reid; 'Kangaroos on the paeds ward' Malawi |
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| Of the place | Photographs depicting observations 'of the place' where the student undertook their elective. The emphasis is on the medical context, especially places where medicine is practiced, and other determinants of health. | Winner: Eliza Reid; 'Light box Malawi style' |  |
| Runner up: Georgie Woolveridge; 'You can take our teeth but you can never take our smiles!' Post dental clinic Ka Koh, Thailand, after the local children had many of their teeth pulled. |
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| Of the people | Photographs depicting the local people where electives took place. Again, the emphasis is on the medical context (i.e. patients), but all photographs are welcome and can win! | Winner: Georgie Woolveridge; 'A holding hand gives comfort in any language' A dental nurse in Ka Koh Thailans discreetly comforts a child in pain |
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| Runner up: Emma Hewitt; 'Unsure of the Mzungu' Africa |
* 1st prize $150, runner up $50
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