AChSHM Award for Best Postgraduate Thesis in Sexual Health Medicine
Nominations closed 15 October 2025.
The Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine (AChSHM) recognises the importance of training its workforce in research. Each year AChSHM honours a Chapter member for their outstanding postgraduate work.
2025 recipient | Dr Ei Aung
Dr Ei Aung is a sexual health staff specialist at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre and a post-doctoral research fellow at Monash University. She holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Auckland and completed fellowship training
in General Practice and Sexual Health Medicine in Victoria.
Her interest in improving STI prevention and care led her to pursue postgraduate research in epidemiology and early detection of syphilis, earning a PhD from Monash University in 2023.
Her PhD examined the changing epidemiology of syphilis in Australia and explored innovative approaches for early detection, contributing to strategies that enhance screening and clinical management.
Ei is committed to reducing barriers to sexual health services and translating research findings to improve patient outcomes.
Eligibility
A nominee must be a registered Fellow or trainee of the AChSHM, who has been awarded a doctorate or masters by research thesis within the last 5 years. You can self-nominate.
Previous recipients of the Award are ineligible for nomination.
Prize
The successful recipient is awarded a cash prize of $1000, and a certificate formally presented at the AChSHM Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM).
Selection criteria
The nominator must provide an evaluation of the contribution the nominee’s thesis has made. This can include the:
- quality of the publications
- contribution the work is likely to make in the future to sexual health medicine
- translation into changes in public health or clinical practice
- commercialisation of a product
Nominate
Before proceeding, read the terms and conditions for awards and prizes valued up to $5000 and notify your nominee of your intent to nominate them.
You can self-nominate. A nominator must be a registered Fellow or trainee of the AChSHM.
Submit your nomination form and supporting documents to Foundation@racp.edu.au.
Nominate
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Selection process
All nominations will be assessed by an Award Review Panel, comprised of the Chapter President and appointed Fellows.
The AChSHM will announce the recipient at the AChSHM ASM in 2026.
The Award Review Panel and AChSHM reserves the right to not award the prize if there are no nominations of a sufficiently high standard.
For more information about this award, contact the RACP Foundation.