2009 CPMEC Junior Doctor Awards

To recognise those junior doctors who make a significant contribution to medical education and training, CPMEC now has a two-tiered award structure to acknowledge state winners and select an overall national winner from them each year.

CPMEC’s 2009 Trans-Tasman Junior Doctor of the Year Award was presented to Dr Caroline Rhodes of Western Australia at the Prevocational Forum on the Gold Coast.  This award provides incentive for junior doctors to contribute to education and training. Provided below are details on all the state award winners.  

NORTHERN TERRITORY:  Dr. Samuel Goodwin

Samuel finished his training at the Northern Territory Clinical School and is currently a NT Postgraduate Medical Council Member as the AMACDT representative by the NT Minister for Health.

Sam assisted in the development of the Alice Springs Hospital MEU and is currently the Medical Education Registrar.  He is a regular at both formal and informal junior doctor training sessions.  Sam has been integral to the formation of the NT JMO Forum; he is enthusiastic and motivated to bring about change for junior doctors and he delivered a presentation on issues affecting doctors in the NT at the 2008 JMO Forum in Darwin.

VICTORIA: Dr Angela Marsiglio

Angela has been involved with the Victorian JMO Forum in her PGY1-3 years and last year was appointed as the co-chair of the JMO Forum.   When her co-chair resigned, she chaired the JMO Forum and JMO/MEO meetings, overseeing the activities and representational roles of the JMO Forum.

Angela has also been a strong supporter, contributor and advocate of medical education activities conducted by the PMCV such as Teachin on the Run and Learning on the Run.  At the Hobart Forum she made a presentation on "Self Assessment of the Austealian Curriculum Framework:  JMO Perspectives on the GPrime E-Learning Tool."

SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Dr Mau Nam Wee

Mau has been an active contributor to medical education programs including the orientation of interns and new medical staff and providing specific teaching/clinical skills sessions for junior medical staff.  He has assisted in the planning and delibvery of teaching sessions both formally and informally.

Mau developed an on-line Web-based application tool to assist in thw centralisation of all essential, non-critical medical tasks that allows the JMO to view, assess and plan daily tasks.  This allows the JMO to respond to messages facilitating "two-way" communication between the JMO and other staff members, enhacing collegial relationships, improving efficiency , timeliness and decreasing stress.

NEW ZEALAND: Dr Alexandra Greig

Alexandra is one of two RMO representatives on the Education Committee of the Medical Council of New Zealand since October 2008.  She has been actively involved in the junior doctor prespective to decision making.

As the Secretary of the Resident Medical Officers (RMO) Forum at Rotorua Hospital, Alexandra was also closely involved with the RMO project which analysed workforce demands and tasks undertaken by RMOs within the hospital.  The project provided insights benefical to the retention and effective support of junior doctors at Rotorua Hospital and could be used to implement changes to the role of the Junior Doctor, their education, both formal and on the ward, and quality assurance activities.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Dr Caroline Rhodes (National Winner 2009) 

Caroline has been a strong promoter of the education of JMOs at Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) and secondment hospitals.  In 18 months at RPH, she has been actively involved in the education of other junior medical officers and was a key contributor to the 2009 RPH Intern Orientation week, assisting in its organisation and giving two presentations.

Caroline has given up much of her own time to become an accredited Support Surveyor and encouraged other JMOs to become surveyors at each JMO Forum, as she believes that accreditation is an important process to ensure quality jobs for junior doctors.  She also provides informal teaching to interns and medical students.

Caroline's constant motivation, enthusiasm and approachability has made her a valuable member of PMCWA and the WA JMO community.  She actively seeks feedback from JMOs as to how their JMO experience could be improved, and encourages JMOs to become involved which is demonstrated by 25 members regularly attending this year's PMCWA JMO Forum meetings.  Achievements have also included taking a lead role in supporting the National JMO Welfare Study and coordinator of the inaugural 2009 PMCWA JMO Charter.

NSW: Dr Farzan Fahrtash

In December 2008, Farzan took on the role of JMO Forum representative and is the JMO representative on relevant Westmead Hospital Committees.  He has shown his commitment to teaching others by setting up "Teaching on the Run" programs with the DPET at The Children's Hospital in Westmead, as well as arranging for multimedia to record JMO education sessions.

Farzan has been involved in working with Westmead's Medical Clinical Superintendent on weekend handover reports for sick patients; is instrumental in organising a mentorship program for PGY1s and has set up a system for communication between JMOs regarding shift swaps and other roster information.

TASMANIA:   Dr Robert Smithers

As an intern, Rob has excelled both clinically and professionally and provides strong leadership to his peers in an informal and engaging way.

Rob's outstanding ethical and professional manner has contributed to his team popularity at the hospital.  He was chosen to mentor medical students needing remediation and the students have provided feedback that they found Rob an exceptional mentor.  He has also made a valuable contribution as the co-examiner for the year 5 OCSEs, a role he was invited to fill as a result of his known abilities.

QUEENSLAND:   Dr Michael Wong

Michael has consistently found numerous ways to improve the educational experience for his peers and for future Junior Doctors.  During 2009 he has continued to be the Facility JMOF representative at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) 'After Hours Working Group', 'Medical Education Committee', and RMO Society.  Over the two years, he has been involved in several RMO presentations at both facilities.

In the first half of 2009, Michael carried out IMG Surveys across many Queensland Hospitals and collated and published this information on the PMCQ website with a link to the Queensland Health RMO Campaign.  He has also participated as a Junior Doctor Surveyor on two accreditations in 2009.

 

For enquiries in relation to this award, please contact Dr Jag Singh at jsingh@cpmec.org.au.