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PIF New Zealand essay competition
Held annually, the NZ PIF Essay Competition allows eligible NZ PIF members to explore and discuss a specified topic on psychiatry and/or mental health through a written essay.
Essay entries are limited to 1000-1500 words and judged by an assessment panel of RANZCP members according to clarity of expression and logical presentation of argument, along with demonstrated evidence and originality.
The winning essay receives NZ$1000 and is published in Australasian Psychiatry, with 2nd and 3rd place receiving NZ$500 and NZ$250 respectively.
2023 winning essays
Whakataukī: Naū te rou rou, Nāku te rou rou, Ka ora ai te iwi.
With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive.
Topic: With this whakataukī (proverb) in mind, discuss mental wellbeing within the current global climate change
New Zealand competition winners
First place: Ria George
Second place: Jackie Hazelhurst
Third place: Angad Chauhan
Previous winners
2022 winning essays
Topic: What is the role of psychiatry in recovery from severe trauma?
New Zealand competition winners
First place: Thomas Swinburn
Second place: Emma Cadman
Third place: Nico Calderón-Hunt
