Gordon Trinca Medal

The Gordon Trinca Medal is a prestigious honour that recognises and promotes contributions to trauma care with particular emphasis on trauma education and teaching.

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Criteria

Approved by Council in October 2002, this award commemorates Gordon Trinca’s contribution to the prevention of road trauma and trauma education. It is a prestigious honour that recognises and promotes contributions to trauma care with particular emphasis on trauma education and teaching. Nominations are made through the EMST Committee and the medal is presented by the President or nominee to the recipient at the time of the delivery of the Trauma Section Foundation Lecture at the ASC.

Gordon Trinca Medal recipients

2022 - Katherine Martin
2021 - Michael H. Hunter
2020 - Andrew Kurmis
2018 - Scott K. D'Amours
2017 - Mark Zagorski 
2016 - John A. Crozier
2014 - Rhondda Paice
2013 - Mark Fitzgerald
2012 - Clifford Pollard
2011 - Michael Hollands
2010 - Stephen Deane 
2009 - Christine Allsopp 
2007 - Ian Civil
2007 - Daryl Wall 
2006 - John Graham     
2005 - Peter Danne
2004 - Paul Woods              
2003 - Brian Miller    

Gordon Trinca Medal nominations, policy and contact

Please refer to the policy governing the Gordon Trinca Medal (PDF 123.82KB) before submitting a nomination. Nominations must meet the criteria outlined in this policy.

Nominations may be mailed to:
Chair of the Early Management of Severe Trauma Committee
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
250-290 Spring Street
EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002 
Australia

or sent by email to: [email protected]
Telephone: +61 3 9276 7404