Trachtenberg Essay Competition Annual Essay Competition in Biomedical Ethics Montefiore Einstein Center for Bioethics Dr. Shoshanah Trachtenberg Frackman Our annual essay contest is named in memory of Dr. Shoshanah Trachtenberg Frackman, an Alumna of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Class of 1983. Following her untimely death in 1990, her family endowed a fund in her honor to support the study of biomedical ethics in the aim of furthering her ideals. Undergraduate students currently enrolled in any U.S. or Canadian college or university are eligible to submit an essay based on this year’s theme. Three essays will be selected and may be published on our website and social media platforms with monetary awards of $1,000 (first place), $750 (second place), and $250 (third place). Theme: Disability Ethics One of the many contemporary topics within the field of bioethics is that of disability ethics, which examines not only medical issues but legal rights and protection, health policy implications, and questions of social justice and equity for people living with disabilities. For our 2024-2025 essay contest, we invite students to submit an essay exploring an issue or examining a question related to the topic of disability ethics. Deadline to submit essays will be 5:00pm (ET) on Friday, January 17th, 2025. Essay Guidelines: Students may only submit one essay and it must be based on assigned theme of disability ethics. Students should present their essay topic in the form of a thesis statement with well-structured argument(s) supported by applicable ethical frameworks or ethical theories. Essays should also identify and respond to relevant counterarguments. Essays must be the student’s original work with expectation that any works consulted will be properly cited. Essays should be approximately 800 to 1,200 words in length (citations not included in word count). Essays must be submitted as an attached word document or pdf from your college/university email account. Email submissions must include student’s full name and telephone number as well as the name of your college/university, the degree program you are enrolled in, and your academic year in school. Submission Deadline: Essay must be submitted via email to patrick.herron@einsteinmed.edu no later than 5:00pm (ET) on Friday, January 17th, 2025. Please include “STF Essay Competition” in the subject line of your email.
