Medicus April 2016

Pictured from left: Mr Grant Woodhams, Rural Health West Chairman; Dr K A (Barney) McCallum; Dr Michael Comparti; Dr Christina Herceg, Dr Johan Janssen, Dr David Russell-Weisz, Director General Health Department of Western Australia; and Mr Tim Shackleton, Rural Health West Chief Executive Officer.

20 or more years of service to rural and remote medicine inWestern Australia Dr Stephen Bailey Congratulations to this year’s award recipients Doctors’ Service Awards 2016

MANDURAH GERALDTON ESPERANCE MEEKATHARRA

Dr Michael Mears Dr Lorin Monck Dr Alice Tippetts

ESPERANCE KALGOORLIE BROOME

Dr Tonya Constantine Dr Donald Howarth Dr Christine McConnell

30 or more years of service to rural and remote medicine inWestern Australia Dr Michael Comparti Dr Ross Henderson BUNBURY MANDURAH Dr Clyde Jumeaux

BUNBURY

Special Awards

Proudly sponsored by

The Award for Outstanding Service to Rural and Remote Health The Award for Remote and Clinically Challenging Medicine The Award for Extraordinary Contribution to Outreach Services

Dr K A (Barney) McCallum KALGOORLIE

Dr Christina Herceg Dr Johan Janssen

KIMBERLEY

Proudly sponsored by

The Award for Above and Beyond – Community First The Award for Outstanding Hospital Doctor

Dr Michael Comparti Dr Suzanne Phillips

BUNBURY BROOME

The Rural Health West Award for Life Membership

Professor Geoffrey Riley AM

Thank you to all patients, communities and colleagues who took the time to nominate a doctor for the 2016 Special Awards. NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2017 SPECIAL AWARDS WILL OPEN IN AUGUST 2016 Download a nomination form at www.ruralhealthwest.com.au/doctorsserviceawards