Clinical Group Students/Trainees Essay Contest Winner “A Rising Leader: Bangladesh”

The American Committee on Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers' Health's Students/Trainees Leadership Group launched their essay contest in 2025 to encourage the involvement of emerging voices in tropical medicine in key issues shaping the field's present and future. The following authors' won for their essay addressing the following prompt: "The Role of International Cooperation in Combating Tropical Diseases" These essays were reviewed by a panel of clinician judges with experience in tropical medicine and writing, and the winning entries reflect both academic excellence and practical insight. Together, the two winning essays show the wide scope of tropical medicine from policy and prevention to diagnosis and treatment and the shared responsibility to confront these challenges wherever they arise.