Herbert Bower Memorial Prize in Psychiatry Of Old Age

About

Donor: An appeal in memory of Dr Herbert Michael Bower MBBS (1947), GDPsychMed (1953). Dr Bower innovative moves into psychogeriatrics, and maintained an interest in geriatric psychiatry. He was also a psychiatric consultant for the German government in relation to the assessment of Victorian holocaust survivors for restitution.

Benefits

The value of the prize is $237

_{Disclaimer: The benefit amount for this award is approximate. It will be confirmed at the time of awarding and determined by the committee according to the terms of the award.}

Eligibility

Awarded to the student who is regarded by all the members of the viva examining panel as having given the best answer to the Psychiatry of Old Age prize question in the Aged Care Prize viva exam.

Selection

This prize is awarded as part of the Aged Care Prize viva exam.

Eligible Doctor of Medicine students will be invited to participate in their fourth year based on their Aged Care term results from Principles of Clinical Practice 3 (PCP3).

Enquiries

Please contact the MMS Student Awards Officer at mms-studentawards@unimelb.edu.au.

More information

The annual Aged Care Prize viva exam comprises of -

• The Katharine Woodruff Prize in Palliative Medicine
• The Herbert Bower Memorial Prize In Psychiatry of Old Age
• Peter Disler Award for Rehabilitation Medicine
• Derek Prinsley Prize in Geriatric Medicine

Recipient

2022 -  Caitlin Cole

2020 - Robert Nicolae

2019 - Maleck Louis

2018 - Jeremy Russo

2017 - Irene Bryan