Bill Turnbull was given an annual award to recognize his accomplishments in the field of medicine.

An annual award has been established in the name of the late broadcaster Bill Turnbull to honour medical students at Selwyn College, Cambridge. The Bill Turnbull Prize for Clinical Medicine will be granted to students in their fourth to sixth year of medical degree studies, with a 'initial five-figure donation' from private donors. A travel scholarship is also being initiated in recognition of Turnbull's strong connection with the US, offering a £1,000 grant each summer for research purposes. His widow Sesi Turnbull expressed that her husband would be 'so honoured to be remembered with this prize and scholarship from Selwyn College'.

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An accolade has been set up in memory of the late Bill Turnbull, with a prize for medical students and a travel scholarship for those wanting to go to the United States for their academic work. The Bill Turnbull Prize for Clinical Medicine and the scholarship will be presented to students at Cambridge University's Selwyn College, with an 'initial five-figure donation' from private donors in Turnbull's name. The former BBC Breakfast presenter, who battled prostate cancer for five years before his death at age 66 in August last year, had a strong connection with America, where he served as a BBC correspondent in New York and then Washington. Ipswich Hospital, which was one of the places where Turnbull received care while being treated for cancer, is also home to many Selwyn College students for at least some of their studies.

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Sesi Turnbull said her husband would be 'so honoured' to be remembered in this way (Picture: Getty).



Sesi Turnbull, the widow of Bill Turnbull, declared he would be 'so honoured' to be remembered by the Bill Turnbull Prize for Clinical Medicine and the travel scholarship at Cambridge University's Selwyn College. These awards, backed by a 'initial five-figure donation' from private donors in Turnbull's name, are set up in recognition of the late broadcaster's connection to America, where he worked as a BBC correspondent in New York and then Washington, as well as his appreciation for the care he received from Ipswich Hospital in Suffolk.

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Turnbull was a presenter of BBC Breakfast for 15 years (Picture: BBC)



The Bill Turnbull Prize for Clinical Medicine and the travel scholarship at Cambridge University's Selwyn College will be a lasting tribute to the late broadcaster's legacy. Supported by a 'initial five-figure donation' from private donors in his name, the awards honor his connection to America, where he was a BBC correspondent in New York and then Washington, and the care he received at Ipswich Hospital in Suffolk. Sesi Turnbull said her husband would be 'so honoured' to be remembered in such a special way.

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