Psychiatry HST & BST Competitions – 21st May 2026

21/05/2026 in Health Science Building, UCD

Register by 19/05/2026
Cost €20 Public / €0 Members

Call for Abstracts
Closing date is 27/03/2026

Call for Abstracts

Dear All, 

The Psychiatry Section of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland (RAMI) and the Faculty of Academic Psychiatry of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland present the HST & BST Competitions on 21 May 2026 in the Health Science Building in UCD @ 5pm. Note that the room number will be confirmed on a later date.

 Please follow guidelines listed here when submitting your abstract: 

  • Submit in Word format only. No pdfs. Use Times New Roman, size 12 font. 
  • As the BST and HST are two separate competitions, please make sure you identify which competition you are submitting to in the name of your document. For example: BST_Last name e.g. BST_ Smyth.doc or HST_Connolly.doc 
  • Abstracts must be in English. 
  • Please include on the abstract your current appointment and place of work (this information will be displayed on the programme). 
  • By submitting your abstract, you are confirming that all authors have approved the submission. 
  • Abstracts on research should clearly state the following: (i) objectives/aims, (ii) background, (iii) methods (iv) results and (v) conclusions. 
  • The abstract should not contain bibliographic references, tables or appendices. Word count should be 300 words approx., but no more than 400 (count not including title/authors/depts.). 
  • All sources of financial sponsorship of the study should be stated clearly at the end of the abstract. 
  • Please declare if ethical approval has been granted for this study. If so, state which Ethics Committee and date of approval.  
  • Submissions are accepted on the understanding that the work has been performed with the permission of any relevant ethical or legislative body.  
  • Please declare if you have previously submitted the same data set and state where it was presented. 
  • Please note that all submitted abstracts will be subject to a selection process based on the above requirements. If your abstract does not meet these requirements, your abstract may not be selected for presentation. 
  • If you are not a RAMI member when submitting your abstract, please enter 1234 as your RAMI ID.  

There is a €20 fee to attend for non-RAMI members, but attendance is free for RAMI members. This fee also covers the CPD certificate.

If you are selected to present at the meeting, you must be a member of RAMI. You can join RAMI through the Membership section on the RAMI website.  

A bronze medal will be awarded to the winners of both competitions.  

Closing Date for Abstracts will be Friday 27th March 2026 by 18:00 (6pm). 

 

Faculty & Special Interest Group Manager 

On behalf of Dr. Eric Roche, Section President, RAMI Psychiatry Section 

  

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