Examination Prizes
Bryan Hudson Medal
Adult Medicine Division
The Medal is awarded to the trainee with the highest aggregate combined percentage in the RACP Written and Clinical Examinations in Adult Medicine. Trainees who sit both examinations for the first time are eligible for the prize. The award includes airfares and accommodation to attend the Convocation Ceremony for the Medal presentation.
Dr Anna Kelly | 2025 recipient
Dr Anna Kelly is a Medical Registrar at Fiona Stanley Hospital in Perth. She completed her Doctor of Medicine at UWA through the rural medicine pathway and began her training with WA Country Health Service, working in Albany and Bunbury. During this time, she was the inaugural RAPTOR candidate, completed her first year of Basic Physician Training, and gained a Clinical Diploma in Palliative Medicine. She later moved to Royal Perth Hospital to complete her Basic Physician Training.
Anna developed her love of internal medicine through the guidance and generosity of mentors along the way and has a strong passion for rural and remote care. She hopes to return to country WA as a rural physician.
She extends her sincere gratitude to her study group, husband, family, and friends, and of course her mentors and supervisors across WA Country Health Service and Royal Perth Hospital for their unwavering support throughout this journey.
Examination Medal in Paediatrics & Child Health
Paediatrics & Child Health Division
The Medal is awarded to the trainee with the highest aggregate combined percentage in the RACP Written and Clinical Examinations in Paediatrics & Child Health. Trainees who sit both examinations for the first time are eligible for the prize. The award includes airfares and accommodation to attend the Convocation Ceremony for the Medal presentation.
Dr Susanna Lees Watts | 2025 recipient
Dr Susanna Lees Watts is an advanced trainee in General Paediatrics and in Paediatric Infectious Diseases. She is currently studying for a Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene at Nagasaki University in Japan. She completed her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) at the University of Auckland and undertook basic training at Middlemore and Starship Hospitals in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
She loves being outdoors and can often be found hiking, gardening or in the ocean. She is passionate about health equity and the connection between our natural environment and health.
She would like to give her sincere thanks to her consultants and hospital colleagues for all their support with exam preparation, as well as to the patients and their families who generously contributed their time. She is very grateful to her study group, who brought fun to the process, and to her partner, family and friends for their incredible support.
See past Division prize recipients.
Deane Southgate Award
Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (AFOEM)
The Award is presented to the trainee with the highest average percentage for the AFOEM Written and Practical Examinations. Trainees who sit and pass both the AFOEM Stage B Written and AFOEM Stage B Practical Examinations in the same year are eligible. The Award presentation takes place at the Convocation Ceremony.
Dr Anne Khouri | 2025 recipient
Dr Anne Khouri obtained an MBBS from the University of Western Australia in 2004 and then undertook four years of training at Royal Perth Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital and King Edward Memorial Hospital. In 2009 she obtained a Diploma of Child Health. In 2010 Dr Khouri obtained a Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, winning the Edward Gawthorn Award.
Dr Khouri spent 12 years working as a General Practitioner, also undertaking work as a Medical Officer at the Sexual Assault Resource Centre and as a Surgical Assistant in orthopaedics.
In 2022 Dr Khouri joined the Occupational Physician Training Program, obtaining a Graduate Diploma of Occupational Health and Safety at Curtin University in 2025. Dr Khouri currently holds a position as a Sessional Lecturer at the Curtin University School of Medicine.
Sue Morey Medal
Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM)
The Medal is awarded to the trainee who has achieved the best overall performance in the AFPHM Oral Examination. Trainees who have completed the AFPHM Oral Examination are eligible for consideration in that prize year.
The Sue Morey Medal, formerly the Faculty Medal, was first presented in 2001. In 2013, the Medal was renamed in honour of Dr Morey – the first Faculty President and founding Fellow of the AFPHM, who continues to be a leading figure in the field of public health medicine in Australia.
Dr Nathan Scott | 2025 recipient
Dr Nathan Scott is a final year advanced trainee in Public Health Medicine completing his training at the Burnet Institute in Melbourne, Victoria. His current work focuses on identifying ways to improve equitable access to health care among vulnerable population groups, including those experiencing social and economic disadvantage.
Nathan graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Doctor of Medicine and subsequently from the University of Sydney with a Master of Public Health, before relocating to Melbourne in 2023 to commence public health training. His professional interests include combining emerging public health evidence and community insights to improve equity and health outcomes for disadvantaged populations. Outside of work, he enjoys travelling, hiking, cooking, and spending time with his family and friends.
Nathan would like to sincerely thank his study group, colleagues, supervisors, mentors, family, and friends for their support and encouragement throughout the past year whilst preparing for this exam.
AFRM Basmajian Prize and Katrak Medal
Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine (AFRM)
The Prize and Medal are awarded to the trainee who has achieved the best overall performance in the AFRM Fellowship Clinical Examinations (General). The recipient is presented the Katrak Medal at the Convocation Ceremony and receives the $1000 prize.
Dr Jessica Head | 2025 recipient
Dr Jess Head completed her postgraduate medical training at Monash University in 2017, following a Bachelor of Science at the University of Melbourne. She's currently undertaking further training in Pain Medicine through the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Fellowship of Pain Medicine.
Her rehabilitation training has varied, including specialty rotations in Spinal Medicine, Acquired Brain Injury, and Amputee Rehabilitation across Victoria and New South Wales. Jess has a special interest in complex pain management and is undertaking a procedural endorsement program in interventional pain management next year.
At home, she's the proud mum of 2 active boys and has a wonderful husband who has supported her through all the various exams, moves, and training requirements.
AFRM Paediatric Merit Award
Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine (AFRM)
The award is presented to the trainee who has achieved best overall performance in the AFRM Fellowship Clinical Examinations (Paediatrics). The candidate must achieve a minimum score of 80% to receive this award. The recipient receives $1000 and a certificate presented at the Convocation Ceremony.
Dr Kate Middleton | 2024 recipient
Dr Kate Middleton is dual training in paediatric rehabilitation medicine and community paediatrics. She currently works in Victoria at the Royal Children's Hospital and has worked with the Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service over the last 2 years of her training. She has a Bachelor of Surgery/Bachelor of Medicine from Deakin University, and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Melbourne. She is completing a Masters in Bioethics at Monash University.
She has a strong interest in helping young people living with disability achieve their individual goals and supporting their participation and quality of life. She enjoys the teamwork involved in rehabilitation medicine. She has research interests in medical ethics and brain injury, and volunteers as an editor for a paediatric rehabilitation journal.
Kate would like to thank her husband, daughter, colleagues, study/survival group and friends for their support throughout the exam preparation. Like most things in paediatric rehab, it was a multidisciplinary team effort.