Congratulations to our learning and development grant recipients

This year’s grants provide an opportunity to exchange knowledge, gain further clinical experience and generate outcomes that contribute to improving surgical care. The Foundation for Surgery is proud to announce the recipients of the 2022 RACS Learning and Development Grants round of the Scholarships and Grants Program. Thank you to all applicants and congratulations to our recipients. RACS offers learning and development grants in August each year for RACS Fellows, SET Trainees, junior doctors, and other health professionals to pursue professional development, training, and short-term research activities. The Foundation for Surgery and the Australia and New Zealand Scholarships and Grants Committee are pleased to support this year’s recipients in their professional development endeavours. The grants provide these outstanding individuals with the opportunity to exchange knowledge, gain further clinical experience, and generate outcomes that contribute to improving surgical care. The 2023 RACS Learning and Development Grants round opens for applications in August 2022. For more information visit surgeons.org/scholarships

Bongiorno National Network Younger Fellows Travel grant “The Bongiorno National Network is proud to support the advancement of surgical care through our annual Bongiorno National Network Younger Fellows Travel Grant, developed in partnership with the Younger Fellows Committee. “Congratulations to the well-deserving recipient of this year’s grant—Dr Ruth Mitchell—whose overseas Fellowship promises to provide valuable surgical experiences. We wish Dr Mitchell the very best with her Clinical Fellowship in Paediatric Neurosurgery at the British Columbia Children’s Hospital in Vancouver.” Anwar and Myrtha Girgis SIMG Grant Dr Fernando Picazo Pineda, SIMG

Aziz Hamza Rural Surgery Grant Dr Yuchen Luo, SET Trainee

Bongiorno National Network Younger Fellows Travel Grant Dr Ruth Mitchell, FRACS

Hugh Johnston Travel Grant Dr David Coker, FRACS Dr Connor O’Meara, SET Trainee

Medtronic Younger Fellows Travel Grant Dr Yogeesan Sivakumaran, FRACS Dr Varun Harish, FRACS

Morgan Travel Fellowship Grant Dr Andrew Gray, FRACS Dr Kasmira Wilson, FRACS

Murray and Unity Pheils Colorectal Travel Grant Dr Liesel Porrett, FRACS Dr Jonathan Chua, FRACS Pickard Robotic Training Grant Dr Tarik Sammour, FRACS

Queensland Younger Fellows Grant Dr Annelise Cocco, FRACS

Rural Junior Doctor Surgical Skills Course Grant Dr Sarah Cowan

Rural Surgery Fellowship for Provincial Surgeons Dr Jared White, FRACS Dr Mohammed Khaleel, FRACS Dr Emily Davenport, FRACS

Skills Training Faculty Grant Dr Bhavik Patel, FRACS

Stuart Morson Neurosurgery Grant Dr Phoebe Matthews, FRACS

Younger Fellow Leadership Exchange Fellowship Dr Eugenia Ip, FRACS

Indigenous program

Annual Scientific Congress Award (Australia) Dr Mikayla Couch, medical doctor

Annual Scientific Congress Award (Australia) Mr Mitchell Smith, medical student

Annual Scientific Congress Award (AoNZ) Ms Nasya Thompson, medical student

Annual Scientific Congress Award (AoNZ) Ms Toriana Murray, medical student

Career Enhancement Grant - Medical Student Mr Jesse Thompson, medical student

Career Enhancement Grant – Junior Doctor (Australia) Dr Nikki Burnett Career Enhancement Grant – Junior Doctor (AoNZ) Dr Reece Joseph

Career Enhancement Grant – Junior Doctor (AoNZ) Dr Cherrelle George

Career Enhancement Grant – Junior Doctor (Aus) Dr Nathanael Leavy

J&J MedTech ANZ SET Trainee One Year Scholarship (AoNZ) Dr Lincoln Nicholls, SET Trainee

J&J MedTech ANZ SET Trainee One Year Scholarship (AoNZ) Dr Jamie-Lee Rahiri, SET Trainee

J&J MedTech ANZ SET Trainee One Year Scholarship (Aus) Dr Justin Cain, SET Trainee J&J MedTech ANZ SET Trainee One Year Scholarships Sue Martin, Managing Director, Johnson & Johnson MedTech Australia and New Zealand.

“Since 2016, Johnson & Johnson has partnered with RACS to develop a strong pipeline of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori doctors. Our Trainee scholarship program provides support throughout the journey from medical school into specialty training. “Since that time, more than 12 scholarships have been awarded to surgeons across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. I extend my congratulations to Drs Lincoln Nicholls and Jaime-Lee Rahiri—both from Aotearoa New Zealand—and Dr Justin Cain from Australia on being awarded this prestigious scholarship. I look forward to hearing about the outcomes of their work.”

The J&J MedTech ANZ SET Trainee Scholarships are offered annually with generous support from Johnson & Johnson MedTech Australia and New Zealand. The scholarships are open to Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori surgical Trainees and valued up to $20,000 each.