To the Editor: Academic Prizes and Medals-Whom Are We Really Rewarding?

Affiliations

¹ is Resident Medical Officer, Canterbury District Health Board, and Clinical Lecturer, Department of Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.
² is a Professor, Department of Medicine, and the Acting Dean of Otago Medical School, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand; and.
³ is a Respiratory Physician, Department of Medicine, and Head of Medical Education Unit, Christchurch School of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Yassar Alamri et al. J Grad Med Educ. 2024 Apr.

. 2024 Apr;16(2):231-232.

doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-23-00948.1. Epub 2024 Apr 15.

¹ is Resident Medical Officer, Canterbury District Health Board, and Clinical Lecturer, Department of Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.
² is a Professor, Department of Medicine, and the Acting Dean of Otago Medical School, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand; and.
³ is a Respiratory Physician, Department of Medicine, and Head of Medical Education Unit, Christchurch School of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.

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