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The Charles Medal in Anatomy

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The Charles Medals In Anatomy

In January, 1909, the Governing Body of ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Cork, received from John James Charles, MD, FRSE, formerly Professor of Anatomy and Physiology in Queen's College, Cork, a donation of guaranteed preference stock of the London and North-Western Railway Company, as well as a die, in order to provide a Gold Medal annually for competition among the students pursuing programmes in Anatomy or in Physiology at ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Cork. In 1960, the Governing Body decided that two medals should be provided annually - one for Anatomy and one for Physiology. The following conditions have been approved by the Governing Body: 

1. That a medal be offered for award annually in Anatomy That each medal be called "The Charles Medal in Anatomy".
2. That a First ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã Anatomy Prize Examination be held.
3. That each medal be awarded on the highest aggregate mark of the candidates eligible to sit the First ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã Anatomy Prize Examination.
4. Candidates eligible to sit the First ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã Anatomy Prize Examination are those registered as First Year medical students of ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Cork during the current session, whose aggregate marks are among the top 10% of the class in the Anatomy component of Progressive Assessment in the following modules: FM1001, FM1002, FM1003.
5. That a medal be not awarded unless high merit has been shown.
6. In case a medal is not awarded in any year, the income to be used afterwards, at the discretion of the ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã, in giving an additional medal or prize.