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THE JOHN HORSLEY MEMORIAL PRIZE IN MEDICINE

This prize consists of the interest on an endowment fund and varies in
amount from $600 to $1,000. It was founded in 1925 by Dr. J. Shelton Horsley
of Richmond, Virginia, as a memorial to his father, Mr. John Horsley of Nelson
County, Virginia. The prize will be awarded every two years by a committee of
the Medical Faculty of the University of Virginia for the best thesis based on
research in a problem of general surgery.

The prize is open to all graduates of the Medical Department of the University
of Virginia of not more than fifteen years standing. For further information,
address Dr. Edwin P. Lehman, University, Virginia, who is chairman of
the committee of award.