The Student Voice Prize 2023 was our biggest competition to date! Thank you to everyone who took part and contributed to an incredible year. Congratulations to our winners! 🏆 Thank you to our sponsor, emotive. who make the Student Voice Prize possible. #SVP23

Meet the speakers for Beyond The Student Voice Prize! Dr Kirsten Johnson is one of the founders of Fragile X International (FraXI) and is President of FraXI. She also sits on the board of EURORDIS-Rare Diseases Europe, and on the Council of Rare Diseases International. Register here: 👇 ow.ly/wAxF50QBKGB

Meet the speakers for Beyond the Student Voice Prize! Madeline Pearson is a medical student, her interests in paediatrics and genetics led her to learn more about rare diseases, in her role as a medical student ambassador for @M4RareDiseases. ow.ly/n5Kc50QBNl1

Meet the speakers for Beyond The Student Voice Prize! 🗣️ Iman Muzafar is a medical student at Kings College, London, and was also a runner up on the 2023 Student Voice Prize! Find out more about the event here: 👇 ow.ly/BJgi50QBNPS

Meet the speakers for Beyond The Student Voice Prize! Oreoluwatonio Oduwole is a medical student at University College, London and was one of the Student Voice Prize 2023 runners-up. Join us in a celebration of another successful competition! 🤩🤩 ow.ly/uczS50QBOph

Leisha Devisetti, a winner of The Student Voice Prize Contest 2023, discusses challenges of rare diseases: limited research & uncertainty. Advocates for better detection, communication, & patient well-being. #RareDiseaseDay2024 Beacon for Rare Diseases @M4RareDiseases

Leisha Devisetti, a winner of the @RDstudentvoice Contest 2023, shares an article: 'Embracing the unknown: investigating medical communication around uncertainty and its implications on patient and family well-being' ojrd.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… #RareDiseaseDay2024

Iman Muzafar, runner-up of the The Student Voice Prize Contest 2023, shares the poignant journey of a patient advocate with a rare condition, shedding light on the challenges of misdiagnosis and poor communication from clinicians. @M4RareDiseases Beacon for Rare Diseases communities.springernature.com/posts/endless-…

Check out the blog post by Chandan Sekhon, a finalist in The Student Voice Prize Contest 2023, discussing the crucial role of inclusive clinical research and the importance of overcoming language and format barriers, especially for rare diseases. communities.springernature.com/posts/rare-dis…

Discover insights from Oreoluwatoni Oduwole, runner-up of the The Student Voice Prize Contest 2023, on the evolving role of doctors in rare disease patient care and the importance of reliable online resources and ongoing education for doctors and patients alike. communities.springernature.com/posts/navigati…

Happy #RareDiseaseDay! 🦓 We're thrilled to announce that our winner, Leisha Devisetti's essay is available to read. 📰 ‘Embracing the unknown: investigating medical communication around uncertainty and the implications on patient and family well-being’ ow.ly/Fb5Q50QIJzY

Now for the runners-up... 🌟 We're excited to share that our runner-up, Oreoluwatoni Oduwole's essay is now available to read! 🤩 📰 ‘Navigating a Rare Diagnosis: Sources of Information and the Medical Professional’s Role’ ow.ly/uPsG50QIJI3

Our runner-up, Chandan Singh Sekhon's essay is now available to read! 📰Rare Diseases: How Language and Format Affect Inclusive Study Recruitment and Recommendations to Mitigate this Read here: 👇 ow.ly/hFih50QIJPa

Our runner-up, Chandan Iman Muzafar's essay is now available to read! 🤩 📰‘Endless Uncertainty: Living with a rare condition’ ow.ly/uAQb50QIK0F

Join us to celebrate the end of another highly successful Student Voice Prize. 📆 13th March 📍 Zoom 🌟 Hear stories from rare disease patients and advocates 🌟 Connect with students and the rare disease community 🌟 Hear from 2023 competition winners ow.ly/ykwX50QJeyr

We'd like to say a huge congratulations to our English as a second language winner, Diya Porwal! 🎉 📝 Winning essay title: Battling uncertainty: The story of a SCAD survivor Watch this space for Diya's essay coming soon on @rarebeacon 's blog! 🤩 #SVP23

We're really excited to share that Diya Porwal's essay is now available to read! 🙌 📝Battling uncertainty: The story of a SCAD survivor Read here: 👇 ow.ly/7vyi50RcZLh

We are so happy to say that the winner of The Student Voice Prize's English as a Second Language category Diya Porwal has written a blog all about her experience applying and the advice she would give to future applicants! 😃 m4rd.org/2024/04/16/my-…

Unfortunately, The Student Voice Prize won’t run in its usual form this year. A huge thank you to everyone who’s been part of its journey so far. Watch this space as @rarebeacon & Medics for Rare Disease develop plans to celebrate 10 years of the competition!