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Category – Service to the College
Approved by Council in 1972, the Sir Hugh Devine Medal is awarded for meritorious service to the College and is the highest honour the College can bestow upon a Fellow in his lifetime.
The medal was created to honour and perpetuate the name of Sir Hugh Devine as he played a leading role in the original concept of the College, being one of the three signatories to the “foundation letter” of 1925. He achieved world fame for his surgical skills and originality of thought, and was knighted for his contributions to surgery.
The Sir Hugh Devine Medal is presented at the Annual Scientific Congress. The College Crest appears on the obverse and the name of the medal, the object of the award and the recipient’s name on the reverse as follows:
“Sir Hugh Devine Medal of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons – for Meritorious Service to Surgery” to be followed by the recipient’s name and the date.”
Each Fellow proposed for this award shall be nominated by three members of Council. Election shall be by at least three quarters of the members of Council present and voting.
Sir Hugh Devine Medal recipients
2026 - Ian Civil
2019 - Phillip M. Spratt AM
2018 - Jeffrey V. Rosenfeld
2017 - Bernard Mark Smithers
2015 - Clifford Hughes
2012 - Campbell Miles
2009 - Russell Stitz
2003 - Bruce Barraclough
2000 - David Egmont Theile
1999 - Tom Reeve
1993 - Bernard McC. O'Brien
1989 - Edward Durham Smith
1988 - Neville C. Davis
1986 - Richard C. Bennett
1982 - Graham D. Tracy
1976 - Edward S. R. Hughes
Sir Hugh Devine Medal nominations, policy and contact
Please refer to the policy governing the Sir Hugh Devine Medal (PDF 101.7KB) before submitting a nomination. Nominations must meet the criteria outlined in this policy.
Nominations may be mailed to:
Chair of the Awards 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