2025 RACP AFRM Research Development Scholarship ($10,000)

Recipient: Dr Jimmy Chong

Project: Predictive validity of the Brain Injury Screening Tool (BIST) for 8-16 years olds who have a mild traumatic brain injury in an inpatient setting

Dr Jimmy Chong is a Paediatrician and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Specialist based in Auckland. This is where he grew up and completed his medical qualification. He is the clinical lead at the Starship Rehabilitation Service and works with the National Child Rehabilitation Service (Wilson Centre) providing services to young people and their families from across New Zealand who have experienced neurological injuries.

Jimmy has a dedicated interest in research, having been awarded both first class Bachelor Honours and Master of Public Health degrees from the University of Auckland. This has extended to positions as an author and editorial board member for the Cochrane Collaboration, along with reviewing for several academic journals. His current roles include examining for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, as well as committee positions within the Aotearoa branch of the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine and Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine.

2025 Aotearoa New Zealand Research Development Scholarship (NZD $19,900)

Recipient: Dr Zeba Moin

Project: Biliary atresia in Aotearoa New Zealand: an ethnic phenotype study

Dr Zeba Moin is a Paediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology advanced trainee based at Starship Child Health. She graduated from the University of Auckland School of Medicine with a Senior Scholar Award and was awarded the Butland Prize for exhibiting the greatest clinical ability in the final year of her graduating class.

Her postgraduate years were spent in paediatric clinical medicine within the Auckland region. After completing RACP Basic Training (Paediatrics & Child Health) in 2022, she took up her current position as the Clinical Fellow with the Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at Starship Children's Hospital.

She is an early career researcher with a special interest in childhood liver disease and intestinal failure. She is concurrently completing a Master's by Research, exploring whether the severity and progression of biliary atresia differs between ethnic groups in Aotearoa New Zealand.

2025 Queensland Committee Research Development Grant ($10,000)

Recipient: Dr Elizabeth Wootton

Project: F18-choline PET vs 4D CT for primary hyperparathyroidism: a randomised trial

Dr Elizabeth Wootton is a recently fellowed Endocrinologist at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. She completed medical school in the United Kingdom and physician training between Queensland and Victoria. She is about to commence a PhD focussing on optimising the peri-operative care of primary hyperparathyroidism. She has a passion for sustainability and medical education, currently working with the University of Queensland as Senior Lecturer and Principal Speciality Supervisor.