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The 2011 Hippocrates Prize judges
- Gwyneth Lewis was appointed Wales’ first National Poet in 2005. She is celebrated for her writings on poetry and medicine, including her recent, A Hospital Odyssey, published in 2010 (Bloodaxe) and described by Nobel Prize-winner Sir Martin Evans as a ‘beautifully written poem that describes the epic journey of the soul…’.
- Professor Steve Field CBE was Chairman of the Council of the Royal College of General
Practitioners from 2007-2010. Professor Field is recognised as a national leader
in medical education. He is a Member of the Faculty of the Harvard University program
for leading innovation in healthcare and education.
- Mark Lawson is the main presenter of Front Row, BBC Radio 4's nightly arts programme and runs an interview series on BBC4 (Mark Lawson Talks To ...). He is a Guardian writer, is theatre critic of the Tablet and previously wrote for the Times, the Independent, the Independent on Sunday, and the Universe. Other writing includes 4 works of fiction, several BBC radio plays, and episodes of the BBC sitcom Absolute Power.
An annual international award for a poem on a medical subject
Awards were announced at an International Symposium on Poetry and Medicine on Saturday 7th May 2011.
