Clinical Photo Essay

When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.

MEDSICON 2024, under the aegis of VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, is pleased to invite all medical students to the Clinical Photo Essay competition.

Present rare and unique clinical conditions, innovative therapies, and novel ways of management or even cases that are emotionally gripping through photographs taken by you in the wards, OPD and OT’s of your own institution. The competition is open to all undergraduates and interns.

The Clinical Photo Essay will be conducted in two Rounds – Round I and II.

Round I will be conducted in Virtual Mode. The participants would be required to submit their photo essays. After assessing all the photo essays received from Participants from Round I, our panel consisting of eminent clinicians will select participants who will be allowed to present their clinical picture in front of the jury in Round II.

Guidelines for online photo essay submission-

All participants are required to submit their work to help our review panel consisting of esteemed clinicians shortlist the participants. The abstract should include multiple pictures of the same case and a short description of your case.

1. The ideal clinical photos provide visual information that will be useful to other clinicians.
2. Clinical pictures should be interesting, educational, and respectful to the patient.
3. Use no more than 150 words, with no references. The text should include a brief patient history and must put the image in context, explaining what the image shows and why it is of interest to the general reader.
4. Format – .pdf extension files with 5 as the maximum number of photos besides the descriptive text.
5. The PDF file to be submitted must be named “Name of Participant –  – Short title”. Example: XYZ – Photo Essay – Pleomorphic Adenoma

Deadline for abstract submission is August 12; 1700 hours IST. Abstracts should be submitted in pdf format to medsiconacademics@gmail.com 

Rules for the final presentation –

1. FORMAT – The participants will use .ppt/.pdf files to present their photos.
2. CONTENT – Besides the pictures, no other text except suitable titles and labels should be used in presentation as the whole idea is to orally present clinical cases using illustrations.
3. TIME LIMIT – 3 Minutes

Please note, it is an individual event and only the presenter will be accredited for his/her effort.

• Plagiarism will be strongly frowned upon. Any case of plagiarism will invite immediate suspension.
• Decisions of the Jury and Organizing Committee are final.
• The Organizing Committee reserves the right to amend the above guidelines.

For queries and further details, contact:

• Chinmyai Agarwal (8076653583)

• Malhar Sonawane (9106580567)

• Kairavi Unarkat (7069098828)