The highest achieving students from the School of Health and Biomedical Sciences received prizes at a ceremonial event on Friday 4 May 2018.
The highest achieving students from the School of Health and Biomedical Sciences received prizes at a ceremonial event on Friday 4 May 2018.
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.
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 |
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 |
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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 |
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
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 Research journal publication in 2017 in Quartile 1 journal with the highest ranking where the student was first author |
Amanda Vannitamby |
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.
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.