2018 winners

The highest achieving students from the School of Health and Biomedical Sciences received prizes at a ceremonial event on Friday 4 May 2018.

Professor Peter Brooks, a Professorial Fellow at the Centre for Health Policy- School of Population and Global Health at University of Melbourne gave the keynote address. Industry sponsors presented the prizes to recipients.

Congratulations to all students who received prizes and thank you to all industry organisations for their continued support and sponsorship.

Biomedical Science

Degree

Year / Award

Winner

Bachelor of Biomedical Science

Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year

First year Jett Osborne
Second year Maddison Antonette Chokljat

Third year

BioMelbourne Network Award

Elizabeth Civitico
Final year (Honours) Jonathan Erlich

Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year

First year

Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine Award

Elisa Lara Coceski

Second year

Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine Award

Mehmet Bayram

Third year

Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine Award

Nicholas Ray Dawkins

Final year (Honours)

Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine Award

Samantha Foong

Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Laboratory Medicine)

Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year

First year

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Award

Kelli-Jo Anne Leslie

Second year

Stago Award

Louise Sarah Banks

Third year

Stago Award

Weiqi Liao

Final year (Honours)

Immulab Award

Kristie Azzopardi

Applied Health

Degree

Year / Award

Winner

Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Radiations)

Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year

First year

Varian Medical Systems Award

Genevieve Estelle Robinson

Second year

Varian Medical Systems Award

Amy Lauren Cotter

Final year

Varian Medical Systems Award

Semaya Natalia Chen

Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)

Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year

First year Sadeem Sami Noah

Second year

Pharmaceutical Defence Limited Award

Baljot Kaur Atwal

Biak Tha Khun No Thawng

Third year

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia Award

Luke Karam

Final year

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia Award

Sarah Hassan

Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)

Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score calculated over all four years

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Award Sarah Hassan

Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology)

Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year

First year Amanda Renee Smarrelli
Second year Louise Anqrilli
Third year Peter Milan Kahoun
Final year (Honours) Tanya Jia Xu

Bachelor of Nursing

Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year

First year

Unibank Award

Steven Inguanti

Second year

Unibank Award

Michelle Cope

Final year

Unibank Award

Jing Zhang

Allied Health

Degree

Year / Award

Winner

Bachelor of Health Science / Bachelor of Applied Science (Chinese Medicine)

Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year

First year

Acuneeds Australia Award

Xin Zhang

Second year

Acuneeds Australia Award

Belinda Anne Cussen

Third year

Red Coral Award

Jing Sun

Fourth year

Red Coral Award

Zhe Yang

Final year

Regal Botanica Pty Ltd Award

Charles Liu

Bachelor of Health Science / Bachelor of Applied Science (Chiropractic)

Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year

 

First year

The Rotary Club of Corio Bay in association with Norlane Healing Hands Award

Bentley Wei Hao Woon

Second year

Chiropractic Australia Award

Louis Graham Cameron

Third year

Chiropractic Australia Award

Jennifer Anne Rogers

Fourth year

Chiropractic Australia Award

Wai Hung Lai

Final year

Chiropractors’ Association of Australia (Victoria) Ltd

Eloise Annie Fleming

Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Sport Science)

Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year 

First year

Exercise Research Australia Award

Jaka Putra Achmad
Second year Jeffrey Alan Fleming
Final year Adrian Raso

Bachelor of Health Science / Bachelor of Applied Science (Osteopathy)

Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year 

First year

Osteopathy Australia Award

Jonathan Booth

Second year

Osteopathy Australia Award

Rowena Mellen

Third year

Osteopathy Australia Award

Isabel Tan

Fourth year

Osteopathy Australia Award

Harriet Brescianini

Final year

Osteopathy Australia Award

Abbey Davidson

Biomedical Science

Degree

Year / Award

Winner

Master of Laboratory Medicine

Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year

First year

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Award

Hashini Dilshani Kristhoru Baduge

Final year

Haemokinesis Award

Sarah Santos Salvador

Applied Health

Degree

Year / Award

Winner

Master of Psychology

Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year

Final year Stefanie Gill-Renouf

Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing

Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year

Final year Bronwyn Claire Anderson

Graduate Diploma in Child and Family Health Nursing

Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year

Final year Rachael Linda Ford

Allied Health

Degree

Year

Winner

Master of Chinese Medicine

Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year

First year

Chinese Herbs Online Award

Janice Cheuk Yan Yip

Second year

Chinese Herbs Online Award

Winnie Au-Yeung

Final year

Regal Botanica Award

Sonya Melissa Mattiazzi

Awarded by the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Science, Engineering and Health

Award

Winner

Undergraduate Award
Awarded to the student with the highest score in the final 12 months of the School of Health and Biomedical Sciences undergraduate program
Samantha Foong
Postgraduate Award
Awarded to the student with the highest score in the final 12 months of the School of Health and Biomedical Sciences postgraduate program
Sarah Santos Salvador

Higher Degree by Research Award
Awarded to a current or recently completed Higher Degree by Research student

Research journal publication in 2017 in Quartile 1 journal with the highest ranking where the student was first author

Amanda Vannitamby
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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

aboriginal flag
torres strait flag

Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.