Research News and Awards

Health Research Excellence Awards for 2012

Dr John Adams of the Dunedin School of Medicine and Vivian Blake of the Southern District Health Board together with the Research Advisory Group would like to congratulate the following award winners:

Dunedin School of Medicine Dean’s Research Medal for Excellence in Departmental and School Research Development
Professor Andre van Rij

Southern District Health Board
Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Practitioners Awards
Pauline Dawson, Registered Midwife
(Queen Mary Maternity Centre)

Southern District Health Board
Clinical Research Award
Dr. Lyndell Kelly (Southern Blood and Cancer Service)

Dunedin School of Medicine Awards
Research Support Person Awards
Geraldine Hill, (Surgical Sciences)

Dunedin School of Medicine Awards
2012 Research Development Investment
Dr. Kirsten Coppell, (Medicine)
Assoc. Prof. David Craig, (Preventative and Social Medicine)

Research Publication Awards
Dr. Lianne Parkin, (Preventative and Social Medicine)
Prof. Barry Taylor, (Woman and Children's Health)
Assoc. Prof. Kate Scott, (Psychological Medicine)

Research Project Initiative Award
Dr. Jana Morgan (Obstetrics and Gynaecology)

Best Health Research Poster Awards
Dr. Barbara Galland (Woman and Children's Health)
Dr. Omid Ahmadi (Medicine, Preventative Med, Surgical Sciences)
Kate Thomas, (Surgical Sciences)

Best Published Paper by a PhD Student Award
Sarah Homan, (Women's and Children's Health)

Gil Barbezat Summer Studentship Prize
Betty Kao, (Women's and Children's Health)

Dunedin School of Medicine Scholarships

Emily Johnson Scholarship
Dr. Melyssa Ray, (Medicine)

Frances Cotter Scholarship
Dr. Yih Harng Chong, (Medicine)

Clinical Research Scholarships
Dr. Alice Guidera (Surgical Sciences)

Super Summer Studentship Award
Jordan Vincent (Surgical Sciences)

Dunedin School of Medicine Departmental Awards

The Jan Breward Award for Research Excellene in General Practise
Prof. Murray Tilyard

Preventive and Social Medicine Emerging Researcher Award
Dr. Robin Quigg

Medicine Research Publication Award
Assoc. Prof. Rachael Taylor

Pathology Infrastructure Support Award
Mandy Fisher

Women’s and Children’s Health - Research Leadership Award
Dr. Pam Jackson

Southern District Health Board Service Awards in Research

Research Excellence
Anne Davidson (General Surgery)

Awards for Outstanding Achievement
Emma Lynch (Public Health)
Lisa Kremer (Pharmacy)
Carolyn Coulter (Pharmacy)

Practice Improvement Research Award
Craig MacKenzie (Pharmacy)

Excellence in Support of Research Awards
Miranda Buhler (Allied Health, Physiotherapy)
The Demo Arthritis Study Team (Allied Health: Physiotherapy)