Doctor of Medicine prizes
Celebrating achievement
These prizes are awarded to outstanding Doctor of Medicine (MD) students in various years of the Sydney Medical Program.
Year 1 students
Year 2 students
Year 4 students
- A Hing Memorial Prize in Gynaecology
- Dame Constance D'Arcy Memorial Prize in Gynaecology
- Douglas Cohen Prize for Paediatric Surgery
- Dr Grace Cuthbert Browne Prize in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Mabel Elizabeth Leaver Memorial Prize in Obstetrics
- Paediatric Health Education Prize
- RANZCOG Women's Health Award
- The Children's Hospital at Westmead Medical Staff Council Prize in Paediatrics
- Les Irwig School of Public Health Prize
- MD Research Project: Dean’s Prize for Outstanding Work (Oral)
- MD Research Project: Dean’s Prize for Outstanding Work (Poster)
- MD Research Project: People’s Choice Award (Oral Presentation)
- Nemettallah and Kamle Habib Family Scholarship
- Sulway/Harris Prize for Excellence in Clinical Communication
| Prize | Details | Award |
|---|---|---|
| The Hari RK and Veena Arora Motivational Award | Awarded to a meritorious student in their first year of the program. | $2500 |
| John Harris Scholarship | Awarded to a student enrolled in the second year for proficiency in the subjects of the second year medical examinations. | TBC |
| Renwick Scholarship | Awarded to a student enrolled in the second year for proficiency in the stage 2 barrier examinations. | $5200 |
| Arthur Edward Mills Graduation Prize | Awarded to a student enrolled in the final year for the most meritorious performance in the final examinations of the program. | $4700 |
| Dagmar Berne Prize | Awarded to a student for proficiency in the final year of the program. | $150 |
| Dean's Prize for Research | Awarded to a student enrolled in the final year for the highest performance and the best MD project in each of the following areas:
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$500 |
| George Allan Prize | Awarded to a student for proficiency in the final year of the program. | $350 |
| Iain Buzzard Dunlop Memorial Prize | Awarded to the second-ranked (based on the MDWAM) student enrolled in the final year. | $1500 |
| Joye Prize in Medicine | Awarded to the top performing student enrolled in the final year. | $7000 |
| Maggie Joye Prize for Women in Medicine | Awarded to the top performing female student in their final year. Terms and conditions (pdf, 120.8KB). | $10,000 |
| Robert Scot Skirving Memorial Prize | Awarded to a student enrolled in the final year for the best aggregate performance in medicine and surgery in the final examinations of the program. | $150 |
| Awarded for the best dissection by a Stage 3 student undertaken during the anatomy option. | $1000 | |
| Awarded to a student enrolled in the final year for the highest performance and best MD project in biochemistry. | $300 | |
| The Ian Black Memorial Prize | Awarded to a student enrolled in their final year in the Doctor of Medicine Course at the University of Sydney, who has completed their MD research project. The prize must be used to attend a scientific meeting in the field of cardiology. Apply here. Applications open 19 August 2024 and close 22 September 2024. |
$4000 |
| Dr Harry J Clayton Memorial Prize for Medicine and Clinical Medicine | Awarded to a student in the final year for proficiency in medicine and clinical medicine in the final examinations of the program. | $1000 |
| Harold John Ritchie Memorial Prize for Clinical Medicine | Awarded to a student enrolled in the final year for the best performance in clinical medicine. | $800 |
| Jan Coppleson Memorial Prize for Cancer Medicine | Awarded for proficiency in cancer medicine. | $1000 |
| Professor C R B Blackburn Prize for Medicine RPAH | Awarded to the student at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Central Clinical School, who performs best in the year 4 assessment. | $300 |
| A Hing Memorial Prize in Gynaecology | Awarded to a student enrolled in the final year for the best overall performance in gynaecology. | $250 |
| Dame Constance D'Arcy Memorial Prize in Gynaecology | Awarded to a female MD student in the final year for best overall performance in gynaecology. Established in 1952 by a gift from the Riviere College Old Girls' Union. | Certificate |
| Douglas Cohen Prize for Paediatric Surgery | Awarded for the best essay (1500 to 2000 words) on any aspect of paediatric surgery, to a student enrolled in stage 3 who has completed or is in the process of completing the child and adolescent health specialty block. Apply here. Submission dates are currently TBC. Terms and conditions (pdf, 140KB). |
$150 |
| Dr Grace Cuthbert Browne Prize in Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Awarded to a student enrolled in the final year for the best overall performance in obstetrics and gynaecology. | $2800 |
| Mabel Elizabeth Leaver Memorial Prize in Obstetrics | Awarded to a student enrolled in the final year for the best overall performance in obstetrics. | $900 |
| Paediatric Health Education Prize | Awarded for the best essay (1500 to 2000 words) on health promotion in paediatrics, to a student in stage 3 who has completed the child and adolescent health specialty block. Apply here. Submission dates are currently TBC. Terms and conditions (pdf, 138 KB). |
$500 |
| RANZCOG Women's Health Award | Awarded to a student enrolled in the final year for the best MD project in obstetrics and gynaecology. | $500 |
| The Children's Hospital at Westmead Medical Staff Council Prize in Paediatrics | Awarded to the student enrolled in the final year who is judged, upon graduation, to be the most proficient in the child and adolescent health specialty block. | $300 |
| Awarded to a student enrolled in the first year for the best performance in pathology. | $150 | |
| Inglis and Ward Prize in Pathology and Bacteriology | Awarded to a student enrolled in the first year for the best performance in pathology. | $400 |
| Parkinson Memorial Prize | Awarded to a student enrolled in the first year of the Doctor of Medicine for proficiency in pathology. | TBC |
| Semmelweis Prize in Infectious Diseases | Awarded to a student enrolled in the final year for the best MD project in the field of infectious diseases. | $250 |
| Awarded for the best research dissertation as a result of an elective term in psychiatry, to a student in the final year. Apply here. Submission dates are currently TBC. Terms and conditions (pdf, 65.6KB). | TBC | |
| Campbell Kordick Memorial Prize | Awarded to a student enrolled in the final year for meritorious performance in psychiatry. | $250 |
| Cedric Swanton Memorial Prize | Awarded for the best essay (1500 words) on a topic within the professional development (PPD) theme undertaken during the psychological and addiction medicine specialty block, awarded to a final year student. Apply here. Submission dates are currently TBC. Terms and conditions (66.7KB). | $250 |
| P J V Beumont Prize | Awarded to a student enrolled in the final year for the best MD project in psychiatry. | $2700 |
| The Dr F Norton Manning Memorial Prize | Awarded to a student enrolled in the final year for the best performance in psychiatry. | Book voucher |
| Dun Surgery Prize | This Prize is currently under review. |
$125 |
| Hinder Memorial Prize | Awarded to a student in the final year for the highest performance and best MD Project in clinical surgery. | $600 |
| Joint Sidney Clipsham Memorial and William Henry and Eliza Alice Sharp Prize in Surgery | Awarded to the student enrolled in the final year who obtains the highest marks in overall examinations in surgery. | $800 |
| K C T Rawle 104 ACCS Association Prize | Awarded to a student enrolled in the final year for proficiency in clinical surgery. | $480 |
| Sir John Loewenthal Prize | Awarded to a student at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Central Clinical School who is enrolled in the final year, for the best performance in surgery. | $400 |
| Sydney Medical Program Critical Care Award | Awarded to the student in the final year with the highest score in the critical care paper. | Certificate |
| Les Irwig School of Public Health Prize | Awarded to a student enrolled in the final year for the best evidenced-based medicine related MD project and highest performance in the evidence-based medicine components of the program. | $500 |
| MD Research Project: Dean’s Prize for Outstanding Work (Oral) | Awarded for the best oral presentation at Conference Week. Your research project must be ranked in the top 20 of your cohort. Terms and conditions (pdf, 63.4KB). |
$1000 |
| MD Research Project: Dean’s Prize for Outstanding Work (Poster) | Awarded for the best research poster at Conference Week. Your research project must be ranked in the top 20 of your cohort. Terms and conditions (pdf, 63.6KB). | $500 |
| MD Research Project: People’s Choice Award (Oral Presentation) | Awarded to a Doctor of Medicine student who has completed their research project and received the popular vote during conference week. | $100 |
| Nemettallah and Kamle Habib Family Scholarship | Awarded based on an MD WAM (assessments and MD project) of merit. Preference will be given to a project focusing on both cardiovascular diseases and stroke. (More than one scholarship may be awarded). Terms and conditions (pdf, 108KB). | $5000 |
| Sulway/Harris Prize for Excellence in Clinical Communication | Awarded to a final year student based on cumulative performance and assessments throughout the program as outlined in the terms and conditions (pdf, 31.2KB). | Up to $1500 |
Note: The prize values indicated above are approximate, and will be determined by the relevant faculty delegate. Many of the prizes are awarded on the provision that the work is of sufficient merit. Likewise, many of the prizes may be shared in the event of two or more students being deemed to be of equal merit.