ABIM Foundation Essay Contest
The ABIM Foundation’s essay contest invites students and trainees to reflect on a moment when medical professionalism helped you respond to or overcome a structural or systemic challenge in a way that built or strengthened trust or improved care.
Submission Deadline: March 30, 2026Winners will each receive:
- An invitation to the 2026 ABIM Foundation Forum (July 25-28, 2026, in Stowe, VT)
- Their essay published on the ABIM Foundation’s website and through the Foundation’s newsletters/social media channels
Previous STARS students have won the essay contest and attended the Forum:
- Meher Kalkat, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Elina Kurkurina, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University




