Academy Awards

The Educator of Merit award is awarded in the following categories:

• SET Supervisor/SIMG Supervisor of the Year is to recognise an exceptional contribution toward supporting Trainees or Specialist International Medical Graduates (SIMGs) and will be awarded in each state/territory and Aotearoa New Zealand.
• Facilitator/Instructor of the Year is to recognise an exceptional contribution by a course facilitator/instructor teaching on Professional Development or Skills Education courses and will be awarded to one facilitator/instructor across Australasia.

The Educator of Commitment Award acknowledges the contribution of RACS-registered SET supervisors, SIMG supervisors and facilitators over a sustained period of time. Upon Board accreditation as a supervisor they are awarded a certificate and bronze lapel pin.

Upon completion of nine years of service as a supervisor they are awarded a gold lapel pin and Certificate of Outstanding Service by RACS. 

One of the Educator of Merit awards, the SET Supervisor/SIMG Supervisor of the year is an award presented by the Academy of Surgical Educators to recognise an exceptional contribution by a SET supervisor/SIMG supervisor toward supporting Trainees or Specialist International Medical Graduates (SIMGs) to fulfil the goals, values and mission of the College. 

The SET Supervisor/SIMG Supervisor of the Year award will be awarded in each state or territory of Australia and New Zealand, where there is an appropriate candidate nominated.

This award will be judged on the following criteria:

• Demonstration of the Colleges' goals, values and missions
• Inspirational role modelling as a supervisor
• Understanding and commitment to training and surgical education
• Involvement in training and continuing professional development
• A Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons or Board accredited supervisor

The SET Supervisor/SIMG Supervisor of the Year award may be nominated by a member of the regional training board or committee, clinical team, surgical educator colleague, SIMG, Trainee or College staff member.

An award presented by the Academy of Surgical Educators to recognise an exceptional contribution by a course facilitator/instructor teaching on Professional Development or Skills Education courses.  The Facilitator of the Year Award may be nominated by a staff member of the College, surgical educator colleague, Fellow, Specialist International Medical Graduate (SIMG) or Trainee.

This award will be judged on the following criteria:

• Demonstration of the Colleges' goals, values and missions.
• Inspirational role modelling as a facilitator of professional development programming.
• Understanding and commitment to surgical education.
• Demonstration of a proactive approach to leadership in professional development program delivery.

Nominations for 2024 Educator of Merit are now closed.

The following is required when submitting nomination.

• your name and RACS ID
• the name of the person you are nominating and for which category (SET Supervisor/ SIMG Supervisor of the Year or the Facilitator/ Instructor of the Year category)
• the reason why you are nominating this person
• name and contact details of a seconder, who will endorse your nomination
• name and contact details of the nominations manager or supervisor, for verification purposes. 
  
  

Nominations closed 5pm 25 June 2024, winners will be announced in late 2024.

2024 Nominations are now closed

Educator of Merit 2023
The ASE would like to congratulate the winners of the 2023 Academy Recognition Awards.

Educator of Merit - Supervisor of the Year (by region)

Dr Magdalena Biggar              Aotearoa New Zealand 
Dr Simon Chong                      Aotearoa New Zealand
Dr Trafford Fehlberg              New South Wales
Dr Eric Levi                               Victoria
Dr Timothy Makeham            Australian Capital Territory
Dr Nicola Slee                          Queensland
Dr Sabu Thomas                     Western Australia
Dr Catherine Thoo                  Tasmania

Facilitator/Instructor of the Year Award

Dr Gregory Keogh           New South Wales
Dr Alex Wurm                  South Australia

Educator of Commitment 2023
Thank you to all of our SET Supervisors, SIMG Supervisors and PD Facilitators who have contributed to surgical education and training in the RACS community.  We wish to acknowledge the following educators in achieving these service milestones (as of 31 August 2023):

Those who have served nine years or more

Dr Michael Chin, SET Supervisor
Dr Graham Coombes, SET Supervisor
Dr Joanne Dale, SET Supervisor
Dr Simon Dempsey, SET Supervisor
Dr Scott Ferris, SET Supervisor
Dr Augusto Gonzalvo, SET Supervisor
Dr Kevin Ho, SET Supervisor
Dr Ravi Huilgol, SET Supervisor
Dr Michael Johnston, SET Supervisor
Dr Pragnesh Joshi, SET Supervisor
Associate Professor Vincent Lam, SET Supervisor
Dr Jonathan Masters, SET Supervisor
Dr Steven Merten, SET Supervisor
Associate Professor Francis Miller, SET Supervisor
Dr Elias Moisidis, SET Supervisor
Dr Simon Nasser, SET Supervisor
Dr Nicholas Ngui, SET Supervisor
Dr Suchitra Paramaesvaran, SET Supervisor
Dr David Pohl, SET Supervisor
Dr Neil Price, SET Supervisor
Dr Quentin Ralph, SET Supervisor
Dr Guy Rees, Facilitator
Dr Neil Roberts, SET Supervisor
Dr Mark Romero, SET Supervisor
Dr Franko Sardelic, SET Supervisor
Dr Hong Xia, SET Supervisor
Dr Adam Zimmet, SET Supervisor


Those who have served six years

Dr Aanand Acharya, SET Supervisor
Dr Deborah Amott, Facilitator
Professor Deborah Bailey, Facilitator
Dr Alexander Brown, SET Supervisor
Associate Professor Peter Chin, SET Supervisor
Associate Professor Sydney Ch'ng, SET Supervisor
Professor Ian Civil, Facilitator
Dr Catherine Ferguson, Facilitator
Dr Michael Findlay, SET Supervisor
Dr Ian Incoll, Facilitator
Dr Claire Iseli, SET Supervisor
Dr Chitrakanti Kapadia, Facilitator
Dr Gregory Keogh, Facilitator
Dr Tristan Leech, SET Supervisor
Dr Julian Liew, SET Supervisor
Dr Timothy McCullough, SET Supervisor
Dr Jacqueline McMaster, SET Supervisor
Dr Thirayan Muthu, SET Supervisor
Dr Bibombe Mwipatayi, SIMG Supervisor
Dr Jonathon Parkinson, SET Supervisor
Dr Alexander Phoon, SET Supervisor
Dr Natalie Sist, SET Supervisor
Dr Desmond Soares, Facilitator
Professor Marcus Stoodley, Facilitator
Dr Patrick Tan, SET Supervisor
Dr Christopher Thien, Facilitator
Dr Damon Thomas, SET Supervisor
Dr Andrew Thompson, SET Supervisor
Dr Craig Timms, SET Supervisor
Professor Richard Turner, Facilitator
Dr Michael Wagels, SET Supervisor
Dr Jenny Wagener, Facilitator
Dr Salena Ward, Facilitator
Dr Rebecca Webb-Myers, SET Supervisor

Dr Sarah Abbott, SET Supervisor
Dr Ravi Cherukuri, SET Supervisor
Dr Jonathan Cho, SET Supervisor
Dr Roy Craig, SET Supervisor
Dr Jonathan Fong, SET Supervisor
Dr Peter Hansen, SET Supervisor
Dr Marguerite Harding, SET Supervisor
Dr Peter Hodgkinson, SET Supervisor
Dr Pedram Imani, SET Supervisor
Dr Ilias Kotronakis, SET Supervisor
Dr Amiria Lynch, SET Supervisor
Dr Sarah Martin, SET Supervisor
Dr Benjamin Martin, SET Supervisor
Dr Rishendran Naidoo, SIMG Supervisor
Dr Murray Ogg, SET Supervisor
Dr Mark Omundsen, SET Supervisor
Dr Joseph Ragg, SET Supervisor
Dr Grant Russell, SET Supervisor
Dr Dean Schluter, SET Supervisor
Dr Benjamin Teague, Facilitator
Dr Isaac Thyer, SET Supervisor
Dr Matthew Winter, SET Supervisor
Dr Nadya York, SET Supervisor