Celebrating Excellence at our Annual Awards Night
Celebrating excellence while exploring how consumer involvement and lived-experience can be meaningfully incorporated across all stages of research.
The Department of General Practice and Primary Care (DGPPC) Annual Awards Night was held on Tuesday, 19 May, bringing together staff, students, and colleagues to celebrate excellence across teaching, research, and student achievement.
Read more about the valuable contribution of our award winners, students and DGPPC teams in the DGPPC awards night program.
Student award winners
- 2025 RACGP Victoria Prize – Sophie Glasson
- 2025 Therapeutic Guidelines Award – Marija Grozdanova
- 2025 Graduate Primary Care Nursing Student Award – Joanne Pittwood
- 2025 Department of General Practice and Primary Care Award - Asal Loni
Teaching and Research award winners
- Excellence as a Teaching Practice in the GP Term – Port Fairy Medical Clinic
- Outstanding GP Term Teacher – Dr Wesley Joseph, Guardian Medical
- Excellent Contribution to research by Practice Manager – Karen Hoffmann, North Coburg Medical Centre
- Excellent Contribution to research by Practice Nurse – Stephanie Juffermans, Kardinia Health
- Excellent Contribution to Research by a General Practitioner - Dr Li Wan, Hawthorn East Medical and Aesthetic Clinic
- Excellent Contribution to Research by a General Practice – Springs Medical
- Excellent Contribution to Supporting Student Research by a Primary Care Practitioner – A/Prof Caroline Johnson, Surrey Hills Medical Centre and the University of Melbourne
- Excellent Contribution to Research by a Community Health Service Provider - Neami National: Mental Health & Wellbeing Support (Dr Priscilla Ennals)
2025 Graduate Research Completions
- Dr Lucas de Mondonca – Master of Primary Health Care
- Dr Shakira Onwuka - Doctor of Philosophy
- Dr Sophie Chima - Doctor of Philosophy
- Dr Brent Venning - Doctor of Philosophy
See the photos from the night here: