The 3rd H.J.C. Swan Memorial Medical Writing Contest Aim To provide recognition and publishing opportunity for junior investigators who hope to establish an academic career Eligibility Fellows and junior faculty (no more than 3 years beyond completion of fellowship) in adult and pediatric cardiology Entries Review articles (15–25 pages) on any cardiology topic. All entries should be original and previously unpublished. Submissions will be judged according to logic of organization and scientific validity of conclusions, comprehensiveness of the review, clarity of the writing, and timeliness of the subject. Deadline December 31, 2007 Judges The manuscript will be judged by a committee selected from among the Associate Editors of Cardiology and members of the Clinical Cardiology Council of the AHA. Award The winner will receive USD 1'000 and his/her manuscript will be published in Cardiology. Runners-up will be eligible for publication as well, depending on the consensus of the judges as to the quality of the entry. Every entrant will receive a free one-year subscription to Cardiology. Previous Winners Winner 2005: Srijita Sen-Chowdhry Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young A Strategy for Prevention by Targeted Evaluation Cardiology 2006;105:196-206 (DOI:10.1159/000091640) Jeffrey S. Borer The H.J.C. Swan Memorial Prize for Medical Writing (PDF 41 KB) Cardiology 2006;105:195-195 (DOI: 10.1159/000091639) Winner 2003: Dmitry Nemirovsky Imaging of High-Risk Plaque Cardiology 2003;100:160-175 (DOI: 10.1159/000074810) Joseph S. Alpert The Young Clinical Investigator Review Article Contest (PDF 30 KB) Cardiology 2003;100:159 (DOI: 10.1159/000074809) Submission Please submit your entries to Jeffrey S. Borer, MD S. Karger AG Editorial Office Cardiology Online Manuscript Submission Please state in your cover letter that your paper is submitted as an entry for the H.J.C. Swan Memorial Medical Writing Contest. H.J.C. Swan H.J.C. (Jeremy) Swan (1922–2005), Chairman Emeritus of Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, was an internationally renowned cardiologist, scientist and mentor to generations of young doctors. Born in Ireland, he came to the United States in 1951, beginning his U.S. career at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Swan made numerous contributions to cardiovascular knowledge but gained perhaps his greatest recognition in the 1970s when he and his colleague, William Ganz, developed the Swan-Ganz catheter, which revolutionized the management of critically ill patients. He was president of the American College of Cardiology (1973–74) and received many national and international awards and other recognitions. The Cardiology writing contest is dedicated to the memory of this distinguished and influential scientist, teacher and clinician.