Learning and TeachingMDHS Award for Learning and Teaching AchievementDr Michelle Rank Department of Anatomy and Physiology, For excellence in inspiring lifelong passion for anatomy, combining technology-driven curriculum with human-centred approach to learning design MDHS Award for Sustained Excellence in Learning and TeachingDr Kwang Cham Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences For excellence in engaging and shaping the next generation of health professionals through innovative and distinctive curriculum MDHS Award for Program InnovationJoanne Bolton Melbourne Medical School, Melbourne School of Health Sciences, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Melbourne Dental School, School of Biomedical Sciences and the Faculty's LIME Network For excellence in developing an integrated Ways of Knowing in Healthcare program in First Nations health and collaborative practice, through an interprofessional team of First Nations and non-Indigenous educators |
Professional ExcellenceMDHS Award for Professional Excellence and InnovationFAN Network Jelena Hendricks Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences For excellence in fostering the professional development and networking of professional staff across our Faculty MDHS Award for Outstanding Student ServicesHealth and Wellbeing Practitioner team Department of Medical Education and Department of Rural Health For excellence in providing intensive mental health support for medical students on placement throughout Victoria |
EngagementMDHS Award for Excellence in Engagement - PartnershipsProfessor Nathan Grills Nossal Institute for Global Health For excellence in establishing an India-Australia Disability Research Initiative MDHS Award for Excellence in Engagement - Public ValueProfessor Tony Blakely Population Interventions Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics For excellence in widespread community engagement on COVID-19 policy |
Research and Research TrainingMDHS Award for Outstanding Graduate Researcher SupervisionProfessor Bruce Campbell Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, For excellence in inspirational supervision, positively influencing and motivating students and creating opportunities for the next generation to forge their own, independent research careers MDHS Award for Excellence in Team-Based Research ProgramsCOVID Immunity team Professor Stephen Kent Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Peter Doherty Institute, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, WHO Influenza Centre, School of Biomedical Sciences For excellence in collaborative research on immune protection from COVID-19, influencing the global response to the pandemic and vaccine roll-out MDHS Award for Excellence in Research by an Early-Career ResearcherDr Samantha Bunzli Department of Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne Medical School For excellence in advancing patient-centred care in orthopaedics _ Dr Dinh Bui Allergy and Lung Health Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics Research, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health For excellence in influential research on lung function and obstructive lung diseases |
Strategic ExcellenceMDHS Award for Excellence in Indigenous EducationDr Raylene Nixon Department of Rural Health For excellence in enabling Indigenous leadership and ownership in higher education, empowering the next generation of leaders in Aboriginal health MDHS Award for Excellence in Diversity and InclusionDr Hui-Fern Koay Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Melbourne Dental School, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, School of Biomedical Sciences and Centre for Youth Mental Health For excellence in collaboratively developing scalable solutions to workplace challenges faced by early career researchers MDHS Award for Excellence in MentoringProfessor Rana Hinman Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, Department of Physiotherapy, Melbourne School of Health Sciences For excellence in values-based mentoring, successfully developing the research capacity and careers of others across the Faculty MDHS Award for Leadership ExcellenceAssociate Professor Kim Dalziel Health Economics Unit, Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health For excellence in the values-based development of others and advancement of the Faculty, serving as a role model to staff and students MDHS Award for Excellence in Staff SupervisionAssociate Professor Jan Hodgson Department of Paediatrics, Melbourne Medical School For excellence in values-based leadership of a collaborative, supportive and respectful team, fostering the career progression of individual members and enabling team-based high performance MDHS Award for Excellence in InternationalismkNOwVAWdata course team Associate Professor Kristin Diemer Melbourne School of Health Sciences and Melbourne School of Population and Global Health For excellence in designing and delivering the kNOwVAWdata course, building global capacity for rigorous and ethical research on violence against women |
MDHS Dean's AwardProfessor Lena Sanci Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Melbourne Medical School and School of Biomedical Sciences For excellence in outstanding service to the Faculty and University through the Public Health Advisory Group |
Congratulations to all staff whose outstanding, values-based contributions have been recognised in 2021
Award recipients were announced live at an online awards ceremony with the Dean and the Faculty's senior leadership on Monday 29 November 2021.