AChPM Best Trainee Research Project Award
Applications closed 1 June 2025.
The AChPM Best Trainee Research Project Award is awarded for the best research project submitted for assessment for Advanced Training in Palliative Medicine each year.
Dr Ashwin Kaniah | 2025 recipient
Ashwin completed his medical degree in Dublin, Ireland (MB BCh BAO, B Med Sci) prior to moving to Australia in 2011. After completing 5 years of Basic Physician Training in Sydney (NSW), Ashwin entered GP training in the Hunter Region and obtained his FRACGP qualification in 2021. Working as a GP with a special interest in geriatrics and palliative medicine, Ashwin entered Palliative Medicine Advanced Training with the ChPM in 2022.
Having completed the majority of his training in Newcastle, Ashwin also completed his elective rotation in psychogeriatrics at the Mental Health Unit for Older People at the Calvary Mater Newcastle. Ashwin will soon be commencing his first role as a staff specialist at Redcliffe Hospital, Brisbane North. Ashwin is passionate in the nuances of BPSD management within palliative medicine as well as advocacy in LGBTQI+ inclusive palliative medicine. Ashwin is also keen advocate for Compassionate Communities Australia.
Eligibility
Applicants must be either:
- a registered palliative medicine Advanced Trainee
OR
- palliative medicine new Fellow (in your first year of Fellowship)
(All AChPM members are welcome to apply, including those in PCHD.)
Prize
The award recipient will receive a $1000 cash prize and a certificate, which will be formally presented at the Australian & New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine (ANZSPM) Medical & Surgical Update in November 2025.
Apply
Read the Terms and Conditions for Awards and Prizes valued up to $5000 before you apply.
When applying, you must submit in a single PDF document:
- a completed application
- a copy of your Advanced Training Research Project
Note: Your research project must have been submitted between 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024.
Submit your application to foundation@racp.edu.au
The College Conflicts Of Interest Policy (PDF) and Privacy Policy apply to the prize nominees and recipient.
Selection process
A judging panel consisting of the ANZSPM President (or their delegate), AChPM President (or their delegate) and Training Committee in Palliative Medicine Chair (or their delegate) will determine the recipient.
The judges will review all entries based on the Advanced Training Research Project marking criteria (DOC).
The AChPM will announce the recipient at the biennial ANZSPM Conference or, in alternate years, the ANZSPM Update.