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Hirsh Award Winner - $1,000 2nd Prize - $500 3rd Prize - $250

The first place paper will be named the Hirsh Award Winner. I The Winner of the Hirsh Award will be invited to serve on the 2019 Awards Committee and receive a complimentary one-year membership in the American College of Legal Medicine. In addition, the ACLM Foundation will reimburse the Hirsh Award Winner for reasonable coach airfare and one night of lodging at the host hotel to present his or her paper at the ACLM 2018 Annual Meeting in Charleston, South Carolina.

Student Writing Competition in Law, Medicine and Bioethics: All students studying Medicine, Law, Dentistry, Podiatry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Science, Healthcare Administration or Public Health are encouraged to compete. The first-place paper will be named the Hirsh Award Winner. The Winner of the Hirsh Award will be invited to serve on the 2019 Awards Committee and receive a complimentary one-year membership in the American College of Legal Medicine. In addition, the ACLM Foundation will reimburse the Hirsh Award Winner for reasonable coach airfare and one night of lodging at the host hotel to present his or her paper at the ACLM 2018 Annual Meeting in Charleston, South Carolina.