This week, La Trobe Rural Health School celebrated high-achieving students at the annual Student Prize Ceremony, held at the Bendigo Campus.
Professor Jane Mills, Pro Vice-Chancellor Health Innovation (Regional) and Dean of La Trobe Rural Health School, congratulated the students.
“Congratulations to our outstanding students on their achievements. Their success reflects not only academic excellence, but a strong commitment to improving health and wellbeing in rural communities.”
“We also thank our generous award sponsors for their ongoing support in recognising the importance of rural health education.”
Prize winners:
Department of Rural Allied Health
- Academic Achievement Award in First Year Paramedic Practice, Tiarne Ferguson
- Academic Achievement Award in Second Year Paramedic Practice, Nicholas Edwards
- Academic Achievement Award in Third Year Paramedic Practice, Mackenzie Downing
- Academic Achievement Award in Fourth Year Paramedic Practice, Victoria Chapman
- Berdy Occupational Therapy Award for Innovation and Inclusive Leadership, Allira Walker
- Lynne Cooper Bendigo Regional Occupational Therapy Award, Ella Thomsen
- Evelyn Duff Cardiothoracic Scholarship, Ursula Fionne Garchitorena
- Speech Pathology Australia Student Award, Remi Jeffery
- Talk It Up Speech Pathology Excellence Prize (Bendigo), Remi Jeffery
Department of Rural Clinical Sciences
- AdPha Therapeutics Award, Trieu Truong
- Astrid Renehan Second Year Pharmacy Award, Nguyen Bao Ngoc (Jacqueline) Tran
- PDL First Year Pharmacy Award, Grace Donnelly
- PDL Second Year Pharmacy Award, Nguyen Bao Ngoc Tran
- Pharmaceutical Society Gold Medal, Eva Burtonclay McMahon
- Pharmacy Guild of Australia Prize, Eva Burtonclay McMahon
- Therapeutic Guidelines Award for Fourth Year Pharmacy Honours, Ally Fowler
- Therapeutic Guidelines Second Year Pharmacy Improvement Award, Alexander Carroll
- Lorna Cohn Memorial Pharmacy Bursary, Amina Hussaini
- Australian Dental Association (Victorian Branch) Dental School Second Year Prize, Joshua Hui
- Australian Dental Association (Victorian Branch) Dental School Third Year Prize, Quang Minh Phan
- Australian Dental Association (Victorian Branch) Dental School Fourth Year Prize, Eloise Robinson
- Australian Dental Association (Victorian Branch) Dental School Fifth Year Prize, Cristiana Deocampo
- Australian Society of Endodontology (Victorian Branch) Prize in Endodontology, Joshua Sommer
- Colgate‑Palmolive Academic Award in Dentistry, Jai Rose Sabu
- Colgate‑Palmolive Academic Award in Oral Health, Amber Nguyen
- Colgate‑Palmolive Academic Award in Oral Health, Richard Phan
- Delta Sigma Delta Achievement Award in Dentistry, Lillian Cattanach
- Matrix Dental Prize, Ryan Edge
- Oral Health Association of Australia Prize, Sarah Ellis
- Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons Prize, Claire Ellis
- Vic West Memorial Prize, Sepehr Rasekhi
- PSA Insurance Scholarship Program in Dentistry for Rural Victoria, Charlotte Ferdelja, Mahad Yousaf, Tiara Handa, Zeynab Nourouzi
Department of Rural Health Science
- Bendigo Health Award, Diya Elizabeth Sanjay
- St John of God Health Care Undergraduate Nursing Award, Christopher Martin
- St John of God Midwifery Award, Jessica Newman
- Swan Hill District Health Award for First Year Students, Bhumika Garg
- Swan Hill District Health Award for Second Year Students, Diya Elizabeth Sanjay
- Therapeutic Guidelines Second Year Nursing and Midwifery Prize (Bendigo), Christopher Martin
- Therapeutic Guidelines Third Year Nursing and Midwifery Prize (Bendigo), Sarah Copland
- Zonta Bendigo Heather Winderlich Award, Bella Brooks
Scholarships and bursaries
- Bank First Nursing Bursary, Trinity Porter
- Barrie Winzar Memorial Bursary, Natasha Glover, Tema Guiney
- Davey Family Bursary, Georgia Webb, Olivia Murley, Paige Webster
- Felicia and Marcus Binks Science Bursary, Prince Koyiremeye
- Penfold Memorial Biomedical Sciences Bursary, Bhutani Megha
- Rotary Club of Bendigo South / Peter Ryall Rural Health Bursary, Kaylea Blake
- T.A. McLelland Memorial Science Bursary, Jemarie Café, Lily Rowe
- Westate Social Work Bursary, Jasmin Conolan
