Congratulations to the 2024 Staff Excellence Award winners
The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences is delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 MDHS Staff Excellence Awards.
The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences is delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 MDHS Staff Excellence Awards.
On the 16 December, the faculty gathered at Melbourne Connect to announce the winners of the Staff Excellence Awards and to celebrate the hard work and successes of staff over the past year.
The awards recognise and reward outstanding work by academic and professional staff and teams across the faculty, schools, departments, centres and institutes. The awards are aligned with the Advancing Health 2030 Strategy and the faculty’s values of respect, accountability, compassion, integrity, and collaboration and teamwork.
Award winners receive $5000 each (individual and group winners) to be paid to the recipient’s school or department to support a project or activity for career development.
The awards cover three themes:
- Global, Place and Community
- Discovery
- Education
The Staff Excellence Award winners
Global, Place and Community Awards
Award for Indigenous Health and Wellbeing
Dr Ngaree Blow (Group) – On Country 4 Health
Award for Partnership and Collaboration for Public Benefit
Associate Professor Kristin Diemer (Group) – The KnowVaw Data Initiative
Award for Building an Inclusive, Values-Driven Faculty Community
Associate Professor Rita Hardiman (Group) – The MDHS Staff Disability Inclusion Network
Award for Mentor Excellence
Professor Amy Jordan
Award for Professional Excellence in Demonstrating Impact
Ms Jennifer Johnston - Behind the scenes of Indigenous Health Leadership initiatives at the Poche Centre
Discovery Awards
Award for Graduate Researcher Supervision
Professor Gavin Williams
Award for Interdisciplinary Research
Professor Adam Deane (Group) - Embedding randomised clinical trials into electronic medical records to improve outcomes
Award for Research Achievements (Early)
Dr Belina Lawford - Redefining delivery of healthcare for people with chronic pain and disability
Award for Research Achievements (Mid)
Professor Stephanie Filbay - Innovative Research that is shifting the paradigm in the management of anterior cruciate ligament injury
Award for Research Achievements (Senior)
Dr Sandra Iuliano – Improving food quality in aged care reduces fractures, falls and adverse clinical outcomes in older adults
Education Awards
Award for Sustained Excellence in Learning and Teaching
Dr Jia Jia Lek
Award for Learning and Teaching Achievement
Dr Katharine Dal Santo - Advancing excellence in dental education
Award for Education for Collaborative Practice
Dr Carolyn van Heerden - The Education Hub: Bridging the university-hospital divide, a collaborative approach to professional development for health professionals
Award for Program Innovation
Ms Jessica Lees - Safer Spaces curriculum: a trauma-informed approach to Peer-Physical Examination