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The ECA Fund is a financial aid award that is given to successful applicants to support their attendance at our annual ECA conference.
Any ECA member is eligible to apply, with the awards being provided through funds from our generous sponsors.
The number of recipients and value of award varies each year, being dependent on sponsors and other conference costs.
Each recipient is asked to provide a short post-conference report, highlighting key aspects of the conference, the impact of the bursary, and any personal reflections they may want to add
The opening of applications for the ECA Fund will be advertised via our socials and mailing list.
Awarded for ECA 25 Nottingham.
Recipient presented the bite-size presentation 'Evolving Mortality Trends Among Anatomical Donors in Scotland: Adapting Anatomical Education to a Changing Population'.
Awarded for ECA 25 Nottingham.
Recipient presented the bite-size presentation 'Furthering Anatomical Understanding Through the Process of Dissection, Prosection and Digital Illustration: A Reflective Account from a Medical Student'.
Awarded for ECA 24 Sunderland.
Recipient presented the bite-size presentation 'Medicine, Research and Surgery: Sharing My Career Development After MSc in Human Anatomy'.
Awarded for ECA 24 Sunderland.
Recipient presented the poster 'Whitwell the Novel Cadaveric Embalming - Could This Be a Solution for Difficult Anatomy Dissection and Learning?'
Awarded for ECA 24 Sunderland.
Recipient presented the oral presentation 'Integrating Diversity in Anatomical Education – Beyond the ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Approach'.
ECA 25's winner was Muhammad Suhaib Shahid, for the oral presentation 'From Surface to Structure: AI-Driven Modelling for Dynamic Anatomy Education'.
They win a book gifted by Scion Publishing - 'Quick Draw Anatomy for Medical Students' by Joanna Oram Fox.
Due to stiff competition, ECA 25 awarded a runner-up prize for Best Oral Presentation.
The winner of this was Tereza Littova, for the oral presentation 'The Impact of Navigation and Robotics in Adult Spinal Deformity Correction Surgery on Pedicle Screw Accuracy and Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review'.
They win a book gifted by the University of Nottingham - 'Cranial Nerves: Functional Anatomy' by Stanley Monkhouse.
ECA 25's winner was Irene Manjaly, for the bite-size presentation 'Evaluating the Learning Efficacy and Perceptions of 3D-printed Cranial Structures in Undergraduate Anatomy Education: A Mixed Method Study'.
They win a book gifted by Scion Publishing - 'Quick Draw Anatomy for Medical Students' by Joanna Oram Fox.
Due to stiff competition, ECA 25 awarded a runner-up prize for Best Bite-Size Presentation.
The winner of this was Jay F Roebuck, for the oral presentation 'The Iterative Prototyping of POCUS Cardiac Models Through Student and Physician Feedback'.
They win a book gifted by the University of Nottingham - 'Cranial Nerves: Functional Anatomy' by Stanley Monkhouse.
ECA 25's winner was Hannah Lee, for the poster 'Exploration of the Perceptions of Healthcare Students Towards Using Virtual Reality to Learn Heart Anatomy: A Multi-Institutional Study'.
They win a 1-year subscription to Cetra Health, gifted by Cetra by AnatomyStuff.
Due to stiff competition, ECA 25 awarded a runner-up prize for Best Poster Presentation.
The winner of this was Achiraya Kittiboonya, for the poster 'Investigating Variation in the Auriculotemporal Nerve and Distances Between Auriculotemporal Nerve and Related Structure'.
They win a book gifted by the University of Nottingham - 'Cranial Nerves: Functional Anatomy' by Stanley Monkhouse.
Our sponsors AnatomyStuff gifted two anatomy posters as raffle prizes.
Well done to Rachel Cunningham and Lois Holt!
During the conference, several gifts were giving out to those who have made an impact at the conference and ECA itself.
Dr Yvonne Mbaki
Received a gift for giving the Keynote talk 'Collaborate to Elevate'.
Cat Irving
Received a gift for giving the Keynote talk 'Things in Jars: A Potted History of Fluid Preservation in Anatomical Collections'.
Prof. Richard Wingate
Received a gift for giving the Keynote talk 'Knowing Through Making'.
Kris Phillips
Kris received a gift to mark his departure from the role of ECA Communications Officer.
Kris has been with ECA since 2022, before the creation of a committee, and he served as Communications Officer on ECA's Committee from creation until mid-2025.
ECA 24's winner was Christian Myles, for the oral presentation '3D Printing Variation: A Novel Method of Teaching and Assessing Hepatobiliary Variation in Anatomy Education'.
Christian wins a 1-year license for VH Dissector from our sponsor, Toltech.
ECA 24's winner was Christopher Callaghan, for the bite-size presentation 'Medicine, Research and Surgery: Sharing My Career Development After MSc in Human Anatomy'.
Christopher wins a book gifted by Wolters Kluwer - 'Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy', 9th Edition by Arthur F. Dalley II and Anne M. R. Agur.
ECA 24's winner was Hannah Dunne, for the poster 'Resuscitation of Collapse Anatomy Teaching'.
Hannah wins a book gifted by Thieme - 'Clinical Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, and Neuroanatomy' by Jamie Wikenheiser.
Our student volunteers for ECA 24 from University of Sunderland received prizes for all their hard work throughout the conference, as without them it wouldn't have been possible.
They recieved:
Well done to Reece Foster, Ethan Jones Patel, Aiman Fatima, Yumna Zahid, Khushi Soti, Olivia Smith, and Rawan Aly!
Our first of two raffle prizes came from KenHub, who gifted each of our winners with a 1-month premium license for KenHub.
Well done to Dolid Kien, Kelly Newell, Sadia Khan, Nathan Hunter, and Fanny Mozu-Simpson!
Our second set of raffle prizes came from 4D Interactive Anatomy, who gifted each of our winners a 1-year license giving full access to their software.
Well done to Maryam Rajid, Monisha Premkumar, Gina Bond, Samuel Birks, and Rachel Jayasekhar!
Received a gift for giving the Keynote talk 'The Use of Generative AI (ChatGPT) as a Virtual Patient for Case-Based Learning in Clinical Anatomy'
Received a gift for giving the Keynote talk 'Illuminating the Path Through My Journey as a Senior Fellow in Higher Education and Experiences in Anatomy'
Received a gift for giving the Keynote talk 'Body Donation – A Bequeathal Perspective'
Mrs Lynsey Main also accepted the gift on behalf of Mrs Joanne James, who could not be present at that time.
Munesh received a gift in acknowledgement for not only for organising ECA 24 in Sunderland, but marking his departure from the ECA Committee as he moves on to new ventures!
Munesh served in several roles from ECA's Committee creation until his final role as Conference Officer in August 2024.
Gina received a gift to mark her departure from the ECA Committee as she moves on to new ventures!
Gina served as the Technician Representative of ECA from ECA's Committee creation until August 2024.
Click below to view the reports provided by the recipients who have benefited from ECA bursaries.
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