Trainee-Led Project Award

For trauma and orthopaedic trainees driving change beyond the operating theatre

About the award

This award recognises a project led by trauma and orthopaedic trainees that shows excellent teamwork and collaboration and delivers meaningful impact beyond direct patient care.

Your project might improve the workplace experience, education and training, workforce development, leadership, wellbeing, sustainability, or equality, diversity and inclusion. It could involve digital innovation, wider service improvement, or any other initiative that creates lasting benefit for trainees, healthcare organisations, the profession or society.

We want to celebrate trainees who spot opportunities for improvement, work with others to deliver change, and show innovation, leadership and measurable impact.

Who can apply

UK trauma and orthopaedic trainees, applying individually or as part of a trainee-led team. Teams may be multidisciplinary and based in any sector, provided the work relates directly to NHS patient care in the UK. Your team must include at least one current BOA member.

What can make an entry stand out

• A high-quality project supported by credible evidence
• Effective collaboration and teamwork
• Demonstrable outcomes, or strong evidence of potential impact
• Innovation, creativity and effective problem-solving
• Benefit to trainees, the workforce, organisations, the profession or society
• Leadership, initiative and a credible route to sustainability

What you'll need to submit

Complete the structured application form, including a project summary of no more than 500 words. You may add supporting material if it directly backs up your application. [See How to apply for full details.]

How your entry will be assessed

Entries are assessed by an expert panel

Recognition

The winner will be presented with their award at BOA Congress 2027, receive BOA publicity, and win £500, which may be used to develop or scale up the project further.