RACP Foundation award and prize recipients announced
Date published:
19 May 2017
A number of prestigious RACP Foundation Fellowship prize recipients were announced during the 15th World Congress on Public Health, International Medicine in Addiction Conference, Convocation Ceremony in May and at RACP Congress 2017.
The RACP Foundation acknowledges the generous donations by RACP members for the funding of these prizes.
Applications for some RACP Foundation awards and prizes for 2017 and 2018 have opened.
Award |
Recipient |
Background |
The John Sands College Medal 2017 |
Clinical Associate Professor Michael Hooper |
Clinical Associate Professor Hooper is an endocrinologist with a special interest in metabolic bone disease, in particular osteoporosis and Paget’s disease. He has a long history of contributing to the RACP and was a Past President of the Adult Medicine Division (AMD). He has also chaired, or been a member of, a number of College committees including the RACP Board and Executive, the Finance Committee, the Remuneration Committee, the AMD Council and Executive Committee, and the Steering Committee. He was also an Honorary Treasurer. |
Neil Hamilton Fairley Medal 2017 |
Professor Roger Reddel |
Professor Reddel is Director of Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) and Lorimer Dods Professor, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney. He has a PhD in cancer cell biology and undertook postdoctoral research in molecular carcinogenesis at the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland. On returning to Sydney, he set up a lab at CMRI to study cellular immortalisation, an almost-universal characteristic of cancer. The aim of his research is to develop new forms of cancer treatment. In 2011, he was awarded the NSW Premier's Award for Outstanding Cancer Researcher. |
RACP Medal for Clinical Service In Rural and Remote Areas 2017 |
Dr Simon Quilty |
Dr Quilty is a general and acute care physician based at Katherine Hospital in the remote Northern Territory.
He is the only specialist in a region of almost 400 thousand square kilometres, servicing some of the most remote communities in the world. In conjunction with Rural Doctors Association of Australia, he is involved with the Remote North Australian Hospital Doctors Network and is an Honorary Research Fellow of Menzies School of Health Research, and works with James Cook and Flinders Universities to encourage medical students to embrace careers in remote health.
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RACP Medal for Clinical Service In Rural and Remote Areas 2017 |
Dr Frank Wagner |
Dr Wagner is a Visiting Medical Officer at Lismore Base Hospital and over the past 12 years has been a part-time specialist and Medical Director for the Lismore Base Hospital Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic. He is involved in teaching RACP Basic Trainees from Royal North Shore Hospital and interns from the Prince of Wales Hospital. He also teaches medical students through the University College of Rural Health in Lismore, which places up to 700 students a year from 14 different universities. |
RACP International Medal 2017 |
Professor Maxine Whittaker |
Professor Whittaker has been working and volunteering in global health since 1986. From 2000 to 2008 she was Senior Technical Health Advisor in an AusAID funded project supporting the National Department of Health in its capacity development. She went on to become Director of the Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health at the University of Queensland, Program Director of the Australian Initiative for Control and Elimination of Malaria, and Co-Director of the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Health Information Systems. |
The Eric Susman Prize 2016 |
Professor Steve Vucic |
Professor Steve Vucic is a clinical academic and translational researcher at Westmead Hospital in Sydney. During his PhD, he co-invented a novel method for assessing brain function. This ultimately led to a greater understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying various neurodegenerative diseases, including enhanced early stage diagnosis for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He has published over 180 manuscripts, attracting over 5,000 citations of his work, and has an international reputation for his research endeavours in the field of neurodegenerative diseases. |
Howard-Williams Medal 2017 |
Professor Elizabeth Elliott AM |
Professor Elliot is an academic paediatrician with a national and international reputation for leadership in medical research, education and advocacy. She holds National Health and Medical Research Council Practitioner Fellowship, is a Consultant for the Australian Human Rights Commission and the World Health Organization, and is Member of the Order of Australia. Her focus is children with rare diseases in immigration detention and developing settings, and Indigenous children. She has founded, and leads, two national surveillance systems: The Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit and The Paediatric Active Enhanced Disease Surveillance System. |
Fellowship Prizes
Award/Prize |
Recipient |
RACP Mentor of the Year 2017 |
Professor Derek Chew |
RACP Trainee of the Year 2017 |
Dr Ross Roberts-Thomson |
RACP President’s Indigenous Congress Prize 2017 |
Dr Tara Purcell |
Best Poster Prize in Adult Medicine – Fellow 2017 |
Dr Leena Aggarwal |
Best Poster Prize in Adult Medicine – Trainee 2017 |
Dr Samuel Chan |
RACP Trainee Research Awards for Excellence in the field of adult medicine |
Dr Anna Balabanski, representative from South Australia
Dr Samuel Chan, representative from Queensland
Dr Jun Dai, representative from New South Wales
Dr Yi Foong, representative from Tasmania
Dr Anoushka Krishnan, representative from Western Australia
Dr Mastura Monif, representative from Victoria
Dr Kristen Overton, representative from the Northern Territory
Dr Mariusz Wolbinski, representative from New Zealand |
RACP Trainee Research Awards for Excellence in the field of paediatric medicine |
Dr Gopakumar Hariharan, representative from Tasmania
Dr Anna Lithgow, representative from Northern Territory
Dr Rosie Murphy, representative from Victoria
Dr Karrnan Pathmanandavel, representative from New South Wales
Dr Jamie Tan, representative from Western Australia
Dr Chris Richmond, representative from Queensland
Dr Jin Russell, representative from New Zealand |
Examination Prizes
Prize |
Recipient |
Bryan Hudson Medal 2016 |
Dr Thalib Mowjood |
Examination Medal in Paediatrics & Child Health 2016 |
Dr Arun Sett |
Basmajian and Györy Prize 2016 |
Dr Emma-Leigh Synnott |
AFRM Paediatric Merit Award 2016 |
Dr Misty Blakeman |
Deane Southgate Award 2016 |
Dr Ramsey Jabbour |
Paediatrics & Child Health Division Prizes
Prize |
Recipient |
Chapter of Community Child Health, Rue Wright Memorial Award |
Dr Hasantha Gunasekera
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Best Poster Prize in Paediatrics & Child Health |
Dr Sowmya Gandham |
Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Prizes
Prize |
Recipient |
AFOEM President’s Award |
Associate Professor Anthony Brown – Education and Training and Assessment
Dr Warren Harrex – Policy and Advocacy
Dr Bianca Cheong – Trainee Commitment Award |
Ramazzini Prize 2017 |
Dr Csongor Oltvolgyi
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Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine Prizes
Prize |
Recipient |
AFPHM President’s Award 2016 |
Associate Professor Nicola Spurrier – Education and Training and Assessment
Dr Tony Gill – Education and Training and Assessment
Dr Kushani Marshall – Trainee Commitment Award
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Gerry Murphy Prize Regional Finalists 2016 |
Dr Marianne Dowsett (NSW)
Dr Sallie Forrest (WA)
Dr Nick Georges (NT)
Dr Katie Hobbs (SA)
Dr Sarah-Jane Kelley (VIC)
Dr Jonathan Malo (QLD)
Dr Sonia McCarthy (ACT)
Dr Shannon Melody (TAS)
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Gerry Murphy Prize National Recipient 2017 |
Dr Shannon Melody |
John Snow Scholarship Regional Finalists 2016 |
Mr Michael Au (QLD)
Mr Matthew Borg (SA)
Ms Rebecca Kelly (TAS)
Mr Matthew Koh (NSW)
Miss Joevy Lim (NZ)
Ms Rosie Viner (WA)
Ms Hui Ling Yeoh (VIC)
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John Snow Scholarship National Recipient 2017 |
Ms Rebecca Kelly |
Sue Morey Medal |
Dr Anastasia Phillips |
Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitaiton Medicine Prizes
Prize |
Recipient |
Adrian Paul Prize 2016 |
Dr Jessica Stratford |
Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine Prizes
Prize |
Recipient |
AChAM Research Project Prize 2016 |
Dr Jon Cook |
AChAM Indigenous Prize 2016 |
Dr Luke Walker
Dr Jordan Tewhaiti-Smith |
Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine
Prize |
Recipient |
Penelope Lowe Prize 2016 |
Dr Nicholas Comninos |