This award recognises exceptional leadership and recent achievements and promotes the pursuance of excellence in the delivery of health services in Australia. A nominee will be a member of the College and an outstanding leader who has made recent and exceptional contributions to the healthcare system. This leader will have a passion for excellence and demonstrate a tireless commitment to improving the system for the benefit of patients and those who work within it. He/she values innovation and is committed to developing partnerships and collaborative relationships. These leaders are notable as role models for our next generation of leaders and embody the core health system values.
Congratulations to Dr Mark Avery FCHSM, CHE, QLD winner of the 2021 Gold Medal Award
Life membership to the College is an Award and honour that is bestowed by the Board after a Branch Council nomination. Any Branch may nominate one member each year to be considered for the award of Life Member. The final decision is made by the Board of Directors and presentation is made to that member at the ACHSM Annual General Meeting. Retiree members are eligible for this award.
Congratulations to the Life Membership recipients for 2021
Emeritus Professor Anneke Fitzgerald, FCHSM, CHE, QLD
Emeritus Professor Sandra Leggat, VIC
Nominees' qualities include demonstration of the following:
Currently holding a key role in the health system and making a notable contribution to health services. This award provides recognition of this contribution. A nominee will have an outstanding reputation in the health system and will be supportive of the College and its objectives.
This year the following Honorary Fellowships have been bestowed upon:
Stewart Dowrick – Chief Executive, Mid North Coast Local Health District
This is the highest level of membership within the College. It demonstrates an ongoing commitment to excellence in health service management. Fellowship is gained by meeting the requirements set by the Board. The College would like to welcome the following members as new fellows of the College for 2021.
Prefix
First
Last
State/Country
Dr
Thi
Aung
QLD
Mrs
Eileen
Banks
WA
Ruth
Barbour
NT
Ms
Debra
Benger
VIC
Richard
Bostwick
Mr
David
Braines-Mead
Murray
Brown
Angus
Burnett
Toni
Bushby
ACT
Alex
Carrasco
Renee
de Prazer
Emma
Divilly
Adj Assoc Prof
Deepak
Doshi
Neil
Doverty
Fiona
Duncan
Pauline
Fogarty
Damian
Green
Sarah
Griffin
Marcus
Guthrie
Kalotina
Halkitis
Nicolie
Jenkins
Kempson
Heather
Malcolm
Joanne
Norton
Elizabeth (Libby)
Oakes
Pamela
O'Nions
Diana
Peers
NSW
Claire
Pierce
Reeve
Kylee
St.George
Sheader
Assoc/Prof
Sue
Taylor
Peter
Vincent
SA
Carolyn
Wallace
Thiri
Myanmar
Zaw Win
Sandy
Karan
Sharma
Dubai
Ming Wei Jeffrey
Woo
Singapore
State
Robert
Davis
Susan
Medlin
Zoe
Wainer
Chris
Mitchell
Gaetanino
Disisto
Dr Thomas
Chan
Dr Marius
Goosen
Dr Anthony
Kambourakis
Dr Paul
Muir
NZ
Dr Humsha
Naidoo
Dr Gershu Chandy
Paul
MYANMAR
Dr Susanty
Tay
Dr Siddharth
Vohra
Dr Jacinta
Powell
Mr CHUI
Edwin, Yiu Man
Ms FONG
Bonnie, Ka Wing
Dr HO
Eris, Ching Man
Mr JIANG
Christian, Weisong
Mr LAU
Alan, Tsz Ho
Ms LEUNG
Connie, Kit Fong
Mr LIM
Henry, Chuen Choy
Ms SIT
Cecilia, Tin Yan
Ms SIU
Michele, Kwan Sheung
Mr TSO
Ronald, Wai Chun
Ms WONG
Lai Ching Lai Ching
Dr WU
Benny, Tsz Kit
Ms YAM
Sharifa, Yuen Ping
The Ian Brand Prize - for the best grade point average in a Masters Course in Health Management conducted throughout Australia. This year's we have three winners and they are:
Alicia Davies
Emmanuel Nene Dei
Lina Guo
The Anthony Suleau Prize - for the best grade point average in a Postgraduate diploma course in Health Management conducted throughout Australia. This year's winner is:
Damian Coe
The Grace Suleau Prize - for the best grade point average in an Undergraduate diploma course in health management conducted throughout Australia. This year's winner is:
Allan Feng
For more information on awards and prizes, please email Alison McCann, National Programs Support Manager, or call (02) 8753 5111.