Educational Writing Award
A monthly merit award recognising the best original histopathology writing from doctors, technicians and students — with winning work published to the verified PathConnect knowledge community.
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One verified account across the Award and PathConnect. Merit-judged. Nothing is published until authorship, privacy and consent clearance are complete.
Pick the category that matches your verified role
Doctors
Clinical Histopathology Evidence Award
Original clinical study, retrospective study, case series, diagnostic correlation, workflow validation, method comparison or educational case analysis.
What to include
- Title, abstract & keywords
- Objective, methodology, results, discussion, limitations, conclusion
- Verifiable references
- Ethics approval no. or a reasoned declaration
- Patient-consent status where identifiable
- Institutional permission where required
- Authorship, conflict, funding & AI-use declarations
Technicians
Histopathology Quality Improvement Award
Documented laboratory quality improvement, artefact reduction, SOP, troubleshooting, reagent optimisation, turnaround-time or safety improvement, or preventive-maintenance practice.
What to include
- Problem statement & baseline process
- Root-cause analysis
- Corrective & preventive action
- Before-and-after evidence & measurable benefit
- Reproducible SOP / checklist / decision tree
- Limitations, references & conflict declaration
Students
Histopathology Learning Article Award
A scientifically balanced educational article on a histopathology product category, instrument, workflow, artefact, safety issue, LIS or digital-pathology topic.
What to include
- Educational article on one instrument / process / technology
- Balanced treatment, not promotional
- Principle, workflow, common errors, quality controls & relevance
- References & image-rights declaration
- Originality & AI-use declaration
The monthly cycle
Every stage — dates, prizes, minimum scores and reviewer requirements — is configured by the Award Administrator.
Submission window
Eligibility & screening
AI-assisted evaluation
Finalist verification
Human decision
Winner announcement
PathConnect publication
How your work is judged and protected
⚖️ Merit, not chance
Entries are scored on a published rubric by independent reviewers. Winners are chosen by verified score; a documented tie-break is used only if scores are level. If nothing reaches the minimum standard, no award is made that month.
🔒 Patient privacy first
No clinical content is ever published on upload. Every submission is screened for patient identifiers and a human reviews all clinical work before anything goes live. You keep control of your publication route.
✍️ You stay the author
Editors may improve language and accessibility, but never change your results or conclusions without your approval. AI may assist with language only, with disclosure — the science must be yours.