The Fulchand-Kilgour Excellence in Peer Review Award and the Julie Browne Award for Excellence in Educational Scholarship are international scholarly awards devised to motivate and promote excellence in medical publishing for medical students and early career resident doctors, as we continually adapt to the barriers facing this group in academic publishing.
 

The Fulchand-Kilgour Excellence in Peer Review Award recognises the peer reviewer who conducts the greatest number of rigorous peer reviews for the respective year, as selected by the Editor-in-Chief. This award celebrates the contributions of Dr Shivali Fulchand and Dr James Kilgour, who established the BSDJ to support the development of early-career academics. 

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The Julie Browne Award for Excellence in Educational Scholarship will be awarded to the best Education paper published at the BSDJ for the respective year, as selected by the Faculty Advisory Board. This award was created in recognition of Mrs Julie Browne, Honorary Editor of the BSDJ and Chair of the Faculty Advisory Board, who has made a profound impact by supporting the creation of the BSDJ and in medical education through her leadership and mentorship for future medical educators.

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Inaugural Award Recipients in 2025: 

Fulchand Kilgour Excellence in Peer Review Award: Dr Rob Tucker (for completing 5 peer reviews) 

Julie Browne Award for Excellence in Educational Scholarship: Ms Crina Captana (for the manuscript, "Cutting Deep: Why Knife Crime is a Public Health Emergency in the UK")