Acknowledging the rural health workforce
The annual WA Country Doctors’ Awards are an opportunity to celebrate the incredible contributions of clinicians working across rural Western Australia. Country doctors are vital to ensuring the health and wellbeing of people who live rurally, and the ongoing sustainability of rural communities.
Special Awards recipients
GP of the Year Award:
Dr Peter van Maarseveen
Rising Star/ New Emerging Doctor of the Year Award:
Dr Kelly Ridley
Procedural GP/ District Medical Officer of the Year Award:
Dr Ian Taylor
Medical Leadership Award:
Dr Clare Huppatz
Metropolitan-Based Specialist Bush Champion Award:
Dr Roland Main
Specialist of the Year (non-GP) Award:
Dr Anand Deshmukh
Long Service Awards: 40 Years
Dr Thomas Buckley
Dr Raymond Cockerill
Dr Hugh Connolly
Dr Anthony Higham
Dr Graham Jacobs
Dr Robert Watt
Awarded in absentia:
Dr Aubrey Francis
Long Service Awards: 30 Years
Dr Sally Cornelius
Dr Alan Kerrigan
Dr Peter Rae
Awarded in absentia:
Dr Peter Bairstow
Dr Wayne Bradshaw
Dr Graham Velterop
Dr David Waycott
Dr Jonathan Williams
Long Service Awards: 20 Years
Dr Leanne Abas
Dr Wynand Breytenbach
Dr Richard Clingen
Dr Peter Lines
Dr Toby McLeay
Dr Brenda Murrison
Dr Sharnee Rutherford
Awarded in absentia:
Dr Stephen Bingham
Dr Bradley Atkinson
Dr Susan Chapman
Dr Pieter De Klerk
Dr Scott McGregor
Dr Robert Seton
Please view the gallery below to see the award recipients from the 2019 WA Country Doctors' Awards.
Nominations for 2019 are now closed
WA Country Doctors' Awards Dinner
Join us and celebrate rural health in Western Australia.