Department of Psychiatry Awards 2017

The Department of Psychiatry Awards event was held on the 7 December 2017. Professor Malcolm Hopwood presented the awards which included included Master of Psychiatry Teaching Awards, John Adey Award and the John Cade Memorial Medal Award.  The Bruce Singh Award was presented by Professor Bruce Singh.

The Master of Psychiatry Teaching Awards are based on the collation of student feedback for 2017 and awarded to lecturers with the highest scores in core subjects and the highest score for coordinators in selective subjects of the Master of Psychiatry.

The Bruce Singh Award is bestowed upon the highest achieving student averaged across three years in the Master of Psychiatry.  The Awardee was Dr Tomas MacPhail.

The John Adey and John Cade Memorial Medal Award (RANZCP) was awarded Laura Toscano.

Staff who received a Master of Psychiatry teaching awards were:

Associate Professor Katinka Morton - Ethics
Dr Edwin Harari -  Introduction to Psychotherapy
Dr Enrico Cementon - Addiction & Dual Diagnosis
Professor David Coghill -Mood Disturbance
Dr Alan Gijsbers -Alcohol and Drug Use
Professor Ian Freckleton -  Psychiatry and the Law
Associate Professor Ruth Vine - Psychiatrist as Leader
Dr Kah-Seong Loke -  Substance Abuse Disorder
Dr David Syfret - Consultation  Liaison
Dr Tejas Golhar -  Consultation  Liaison