Elizabeth Turner medal
The Elizabeth Turner Medal is named to honour the
memory of Dr Elizabeth K Turner MBBS, MD, FRACP, LLD (Hons), who worked as a paediatrician at the hospital from 1942 to c.1980. Elizabeth Turner graduated with
MBBS in 1940 and received her MD in 1948. She was the first doctor in Australia
to administer penicillin, and the first female Medical Superintendent of the (then)
Children鈥檚 Hospital (1944-46). Elizabeth Turner鈥檚 devotion to the care of her
patients exemplifies the qualities recognised in a recipient of the medal.
Purpose
To acknowledge excellence in clinical care
provided by a member of the senior medical/dental staff of the RCH over an
extended period of time. This medal is awarded primarily on the basis of the
individual鈥檚 contribution to the clinical care of their patients and is in
essence, our highest form of peer recognition for exceptional clinical care. See details and selection criteria.
Previous recipients
- 2002 聽聽聽 Arnold
Smith, Gastroenterology
- 2003 聽聽聽 Lloyd
Shield, Neurology
- 2004 聽聽聽 Tony
Holmes, Plastic surgery
- 2005 聽聽聽 Elizabeth
Rose, ENT
- 2006 聽聽聽 Peter
Loughnan, Neonatology
- 2007 聽聽聽 Keith
Waters, Oncology
- 2008 聽聽聽 Barbara
Main, Anaesthetics
- 2009 聽聽聽 Margaret
Zacharin, Endocrinology
- 2010 聽聽聽 Karin
Tiedemann, CCC
- 2011 聽聽聽 Jim
Wilkinson, Cardiology
- 2012 聽聽聽 Roger
Allen, Rheumatology
- 2013 聽聽聽 Hugo
Gold, General Medicine
- 2014 聽聽聽 Valerie
Mayne, Medical Imaging
- 2015 聽聽聽 Margaret
Rowell, Developmental Medicine
- 2016 聽聽聽 Lionel
Lubitz, General Medicine
- 2017聽聽聽聽 Russell
Taylor, General Surgery
- 2018 聽聽聽 Rob
Henning, Intensive Care
- 2019聽 聽 聽Ian McKenzie, Anaesthetics
- 2020.听 聽 Dinah Reddihough, Developmental Medicine
- 2021聽 聽 聽Peter Barnett, Emergency
- 2022聽 聽 聽James Elder, Ophthalmology
- 2023聽 聽 聽Wirginia Maixner, Neurosurgery
- 2024聽 聽 聽Anne Smith, VFPMS
- 2025聽 聽 聽Susie Gibb, Complex Care聽
The Barnes-Hutson Medal
Background
This medal is being established by the Medical Staff
Association [MSA] to mark the outstanding contribution by Graeme Barnes
[Gastroenterology] and John Hutson [General Surgery and Urology] to the Royal
Children鈥檚 Hospital [RCH].听聽
Both were excellent clinicians who served their department
and the children of Victoria with distinction. They have significantly added to
the role of being a great 鈥渁ll round clinician鈥 by embracing clinical and
laboratory research, education and mentorship where each has individually made
enormous contributions.听
In the 150th year of the RCH we feel that it is
fitting through such an award to recognise their outstanding contribution to
the fabric of the RCH.
Purpose
To
acknowledge the substantial contribution by a Senior Medical/Dental member of
staff as a clinician, researcher, educator and mentor made over an extended
period of time. This award is a recognition by peers of this sustained
contribution.
Selection
A letter[s] of support addressing the selection criteria is essential and
it would be preferable that these are from more than one source.
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Excellence
of clinical care: A proactive, compassionate and selfless contribution to
patient care is essential. With measurable outcomes of this contribution
Clinical
or Basic science research- Evidence of academic leadership and contribution to
a particular field of their expertise
Education-
Contribution to teaching at a department, campus wide and wider community
Mentorship-
contribution to the wellbeing and training of future specialists within the
field of the nominee鈥檚 expertise
Current
member of Senior Medical Staff at RCH
Nomination:
By members of the RCH MSA.听Nominations to be
called for by secretary of MSA 2 months before presentation
Selection Committee:
Executive
committee of the MSA
Frequency
of award
Ordinarily
annual, however need not be awarded.
Presentation
Medal and
certificate to be presented at the annual dinner of MSA.
Funding
From MSA
subscriptions.
The Process
Once nominations are received by the MSA Secretary these
will be distributed to a sub-committee [Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Secretary
and One other person from the Executive].
The sub-committee will determine who would be suitable for
the award. Those who are deemed as such [short list of 2-4] will have the
nomination distributed to the executive and the entire group will be given
timeline to rank the nominees and return their vote to the MSA secretary.
Following this, results will be collated and will be the subject of discussion
at the last MSA meeting before the 鈥淓nd of Year鈥 dinner to make a final
decision.
Previous recipients
- 2021聽 聽 Winita Hardikar, Gastroenterology (Inaugral)
- 2022 聽聽 Jill Sewell, Community Paediatrics, RACP, Clinical Ethics & Kerr Graham, Orthopaedics/Gait Laboratory
- 2023 聽聽 Julie Bines, Gastroenterology
- 2024聽 聽 Paul Monagle, Haemotology
- 2025聽 聽 Fergus Cameron, Endocrinology
MSA scholarship
The MSA Travelling Scholarship is intended to assist senior registrars
or fellows at the Royal Children鈥檚 Hospital (RCH) to increase their knowledge
and expertise by undertaking travel and further education.
Applicants must be medical practitioners, training in paediatric medicine,
surgery or other related paediatric discipline at RCH, with preference given to
applicants who can demonstrate that their proposed program will have wider
benefits to the hospital鈥檚 clinical and/or research activities. The scholarship
is primarily provided to support travel to allow the applicant to gain further
experience at a centre of excellence within Australia or overseas. See details and selection criteria.听
MSA -聽 updated Mar 2021. Contact amanda.moody@rch.org.au or julian.kelly@rch.org.au聽