James Spence Medal is a medal that was first struck in 1960, six years after the death of the paediatrician

James Calvert Spence Sir James Calvert Spence, & Bar (19 March 1892 – 26 May 1954) was an English paediatrician who was a pioneer in the field of social paediatrics. He was a founding member of the British Paediatric Association. Early life Spence was born in A ...

and is awarded for outstanding contributions to the advancement or clarification of

paediatric Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until the ...

knowledge and is the highest honour bestowed by The

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, often referred to as the RCPCH, is the professional body for paediatricians (doctors specialising in child health) in the United Kingdom. It is responsible for the postgraduate training of paed ...

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{{Authority control Awards established in 1960 British science and technology awards Medicine awards Paediatrics in the United Kingdom

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