Prizes & Scholarships Year IV Prizes, Scholarships & Opportunities
Administrator
The following list details the range of prizes and scholarships awarded by the University of Queensland for MBBS IV students.
- R.N. Hammon Scholarships
- Charles Mitford Lilley Memorial Prize
- Medebar Prize in Radiology
- Jean and Joyce Stobo Memorial Prize
- Neville G. Sutton Prize in Surgery
- H.J. Windsor Prize
- Ausralian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Prize
- Australian Medical Association Memorial Prize
- <.--StartFragment-->Dr Carmello (Charlie) Salanitri Memorial Award for Achievement in Family Medicine
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- Dr Magdalene Brodie Memorial Prize
- Elsie Butler Wilkinson Memorial Prize in Child Health
- Elsie Butler Wilkinson Memorial Prize in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Harlold Plant Memorial Prize
- John F. Dunkley Memorial Prize
- John Rendle-Short Prize in Child Health
- Karl Kessler Memorial Bursary
- Lilian Cooper Prize
- <.--StartFragment-->Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Women's Health Prize <.--EndFragment-->
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists Prize
- <.--StartFragment-->Rural Doctors Association of Queensland Prize <.--EndFragment-->
- William Nathaniel Robertson Prize
R.N. Hammon Scholarships (#)
This scholarship is open to students of other Queensland universities. Preference is given to applicants in the fields of Medicine, Science, Engineering, Dentistry, Architecture, Agriculture and Veterinary Science.
- R.N. Hammon Selection Committee.
- Year 4 MBBS indigenous students.
- Scholarships tenable for the duration of the program, subject to satisfactory progress and annual review.
- Academic merit or technical excellence.
- Social and economic need.
- Applications to be made directly to the UQ Prizes Officer (l.munro@admin.uq..edu.au).
- In these rules, 'indigenous students' means students who are eligible for an allowance under the Commonwealth Aboriginal Study Assistance Scheme, or who can otherwise demonstrate that they are of Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent, regard themselves as Aborigines or Torres Strait Islanders, and are so considered by the community in which they live.
(Established in 1958 as a memorial to the late Dr Charles Mitford Lilley, Surgeon to the Brisbane Hospital and Clinical Lecturer in Surgery in the University of Queensland, by a gift of $600 from the amount subscribed by his colleagues and friends to honour his memory.)
- Head, School of Medicine.
- Fourth year MBBS students who are not nominated for any other prize.
- Greatest merit in the surgery component of the final summative assessment held at the end of year 4.
- Books or instruments.
(Established in 1985 and maintained by an annual gift of $200 from Medefield Australia Limited.)
- Head, School of Medicine.
- First time final year MBBS students.
- Greatest merit in the radiology component of the final summative assessment held at the end of year 4.
- $200.
(Founded in 1956 by the Queensland Medical Women’s Society in memory of Doctors Jean and Joyce Stobo; the initial gift was $460.)
- Head, School of Medicine.
- Female students completing the MBBS program.
- Greatest proficiency in the final summative assessment in the fourth year of the program.
- Books.
- Prize to be presented at the Anuual General Meeting of the Queensland Medical Women’s Society
Originally established as a Bursary in 1963 to honour Professor Neville G. Sutton upon his retirement from active University teaching. Professor Sutton was first Lecturer-in-Charge and later Professor of Surgery in 1937-1962 and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine 1957-1962. The Bursary was converted to a Prize in 2002. The capital amount of $2,330 was subscribed by colleagues and graduates of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Queensland.)
- Head, School of Medicine.
- Year 4 MBBS students.
- Highest score in surgery in the final summative assessment in Year 4.
- Money (approx $300).
(Founded in 1968 by a gift of $1,800 from Dr H. J. Windsor, KSG, CBE, FRCS, FRACS. The object of the prize is to promote surgical knowledge and ensure continuity of effort on the part of students during their undergraduate years.)
- Head, School of Medicine.
- First time, fourth year MBBS students.
- Most outstanding student in the anatomy and surgery component of the final summative assessment held in the final year of the program.
- $240.
- In addition to taking into account a candidate’s results in the final summative assessment, the Head of School may require viva voce examinations by the Professors of Anatomy and Surgery.
Australian
and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Prize – see the School of Medicine
website for further information about this prize.
(Established in 1998 and
maintained by an annual gift from the Australian and New Zealand College of
Anaesthetists, to foster undergraduate teaching of anaesthesia, its related
disciplines and perioperative medicine)
This prize is awarded to a
year 4 student.
Australian
Medical Association Memorial Prize – see the School of Medicine website for
further information about this prize.
(Established in 2002 and
maintained by the Queensland branch of the Australian Medical Association)
This prize is awarded to a
year 4 student on the basis of the highest GPA in years 3 and 4.
Dr
Carmello (Charlie) Salanitri Memorial Award for Achievement in Family Medicine
– see the School of Medicine website for further information about this
Award.
(Established in 2008 and
maintained by an annual gift by Dr Stacy Smith MD, in memory of a close family
friend, Dr Charlie Salanitri, who was a family practitioner in New Farm for
many years and who passed away in 2007)
This prize is awarded to a
year 4 student who has shown the most promise in the area of family medicine
with regards to academic performance, humanitarian and personal achievement and
attributes.
Dr
Elaine Katte Prize in Medicine – see the School of Medicine website for further
information about this prize.
(Established in 2006 and
maintained by an annual gift from Dr Elaine Katte)
This prize is awarded to a
year 4 student on the basis of highest overall marks for the four years of the
program.
Dr
Magdalene Brodie Memorial Prize – see the School of Medicine website for
further information about this prize.
(Founded in 1969 by a gift
from Mr E. Brodie to perpetuate the memory of his wife, Magdalene Brodie, MD
Pecs MBBS, formerly Assistant Professor of Children's Diseases at Pazmany
University, Budapest, who subsequently came to Queensland and after graduation
here was engaged in general practice, particularly in relation to children's
diseases)
Elsie
Butler Wilkinson Memorial Prize in Child Health – see the School of Medicine
website for further information about this prize.
(Established in 1963 by a
bequest under the will of Professor Herbert John Wilkinson, Professor of
Anatomy in the University of Queensland 1936 to 1959, in memory of his wife)
This prize is awarded to a
year 4 student on the basis of the highest mark in the paediatrics and child
and adolescent health rotation.
Elsie
Butler Wilkinson Memorial Prize in Obstetrics and Gynaecology – see the School
of Medicine website for further information about this prize.
(Established in 1963 by a
bequest of under the will of Professor Herbert John Wilkinson, a Professor of
Anatomy in the University of Queensland 1936 to 1959, in memory of his wife)
This prize is awarded to a
year 4 student on the basis of the highest mark in the obstetrics and
gynaecology rotation.
Harold
Plant Memorial Prize – see the School of Medicine website for further
information about this prize.
(Founded in 1941 by the
Queensland Branch of the British Medical Association with the aid of a gift of
$400 in 1918 (and accrued income thereon) made by Colonel C.F. Plant as a
memorial to his son, the late Harold Plant)
This prize is awarded to a
year 4 student on the basis of scholastic attainments, a high standard of
character and service in student activities, and fondness for and success in
sport.
John
F. Dunkley Memorial Prize – see the School of Medicine website for further
information about this prize.
(Established in 1979 by a gift
from Dr John F. Dunkley)
This prize is awarded to a
year 4 student on the basis of the best results in the progressive summative
assessment in the obstetrics and gynaecology and neonatology rotation in the
final year of the program.
John
Rendle-Short Prize in Child Health – see the School of Medicine website for
further information about this prize.
(Established in 1984 to
commemorate Professor Rendle-Short's contribution to the University as
foundation Professor of Child Health and maintained by the income of a fund
subscribed by his former colleagues, students and friends)
This prize is awarded to a
year 4 student on the basis of the best result in the progressive summative
assessment in the Paediatrics Child and Adolescent Health rotation in the final
year of the program.
Karl
Kessler Memorial Prize – see the School of Medicine website for further
information about this prize.
(Established in 1992 in memory
of Karl Kessler, a medical student of the University who passed away in 1989
while in his final year of study. Maintained by the income from a fund
contributed by his friends)
This prize is awarded to a
year 4 student who submits the best essay outlining the work undertaken during
the elective that relates to the field of infectious disease.
Lilian
Cooper Prize – see the School of Medicine website for further information about
this prize.
(Established in 1991 and
maintained by an annual gift from the Queensland Medical Women's Society in
memory of Lilian Cooper, the first woman registered as a medical practitioner
in Queensland)
This prize is awarded to a
year 4 student on the basis of highest overall achievement in the four years of
the MBBS program.
Royal
Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Women's
Health Prize – see the School of Medicine website for further information about this prize.
(Established in 2005 by the
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
and maintained by an annual donation)
Royal
Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists Prize – see the School
of Medicine website for further information about this prize.
(Founded in 1966 and
maintained by an annual gift of the Royal Australian College of
Ophthalmologists)
This prize is awarded to a
year 4 student on the basis of the highest mark in the ophthalmology question
in the final year written examination.
Rural
Doctors Association of Queensland Prize – see the School of Medicine website
for further information about this prize.
(Established in 1994 and
maintained by an annual gift from the Rural Doctors Association of Queensland)
This prize is awarded to a
year 4 student on the basis of a personal statement demonstrating interest in a
career in rural medicine, and evidence in the student’s participation in
activities of the organization Trohpiq.
William
Nathaniel Robertson Medal – see the School of Medicine website for further
information about this prize.
(Founded in 1937 by a gift
from the Queensland Branch of the British Medical Association in recognition of
the valuable services rendered to the medical profession by Dr W.N. Robertson,
Vice-Chancellor of the University 1926-1938 and augmented in 1979 by a gift
from his daughter Clara Joan Roe)
This prize is awarded to a
year 4 student on the basis of the highest mark in the year 4 MSAT.
NOTES:
# Rule changes requested 2003 (some # Prizes may not be available for 2003)
* School Prize (not awarded via UQ Senate, and not listed in UQ Yearbook)
For further information on the above Prizes please contact the School of Medicine.
(Tel: 07 3365 5481)



