Doctors' Service Awards

Sponsored by Wesfarmers the Rural Health West Doctors’ Service Awards celebrate the continued commitment of doctors and specialists through recognition of 20 and 30 or more years of service to rural and remote Western Australia. Three special awards that acknowledge the success and achievements of medical care provided by doctors and specialists in rural and remote WA communities are also awarded.
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2012 Special Award recipients, pictured from left: Dr Bernard Chapman, Dr Pascall Burton, Dr Philip House |
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2012 Awards:
Award for Outstanding Service to Rural and Remote Health
Doctor Bernard Chapman from Moora (read citation)
Award for Remote and Clinically Challenging Medicine
Doctor Pascall Burton from Wirraka Maya Health Service (read citation)
Award for Extraordinary Contribution to Outreach Services
Doctor Philip House, Ophthalmologist to Pilbara Region (read citation)
Rural Health West Lifetime Membership
Emeritus Professor Max Kamien (read citation)
Congratulations to the following doctors who were recognised for 30 or more years of service to rural and remote Western Australia:
| Dr Richard Austin (Kalgoorlie) | Dr Sam Khamhing (Mandurah) |
| Dr Stephen Brabazon (Mandurah) | Dr Roderick Mason (Bunbury) |
| Dr Frank R Jones (Mandurah) | Dr Grant Rigby (Bunbury) |
| Dr Lawrence Hu (Bunbury) | Dr Geoff Taylor (Busselton) |
Congratulations to the following doctors who were recognised for 20 or more years of service to rural and remote Western Australia:
| Dr Benjamin Ansell (Kalgoorlie) | Dr Ian Leggett (Albany) |
| Dr Josephus Buters (Mandurah) | Dr Jim Leighton (Albany) |
| Dr Susan Churchill (Bunbury) | Dr Richard Macliver (Eaton) |
| Dr Vincent Chow (Bullsbrook) | Dr Keith McCallum (Kalgoorlie) |
| Dr Paul Corrigan (Busselton) | Dr Bill Plozza (Albany) |
| Dr Peter Faulkner (Denmark) | Dr Philip Smith (Bunbury) |
Nominations for the 2013 Awards will open in May, please check back to download a nomination form. Thank you to all the patients, communities and colleagues who took the time to nominate a doctor for the 2012 awards.
For further information please contact Rural Health West Communications and Marketing Coordinator on 6389 4500 or email marketing.
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