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The Gordon Baron-Hay Award was first proposed by the Western Australian State Committee in 2010 to replace the longstanding RACS Registrars Papers Day Award. Professor Gordon Baron-Hay was a well-known and highly respected paediatric surgeon who was dedicated to the training of surgeons in Western Australia. Professor Baron-Hay was Chair of the Western Australian State Committee from 1993-1995 and was a committed committee member for nine years.
After a ten-year hiatus, WA Papers Day was once again held in 2025 with submissions for the Gordon Baron-Hay Award now open to:
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Medical students attending medical schools in Western Australia
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Junior doctors, interns, service registrars, medical officers
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SET Trainees (including those on research pathways)
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SIMGs on the pathway to Fellowship
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Fellows who obtained their FRACS within the last 2 years
Award recipients
2025 - Dr Rong Hui Misté Chia
2014 - Dr Simon Zilko, Dr Genevieve Gibbons
2013 - Dr John Wood, Dr Paige Tucker
2012 - Dr Simon Zilko
2011 - Dr Linda Monshizadeh
2010 - Dr Jacinta Hatch, Dr Daniel Hng
2009 - Dr Stephanie Chetrit, Dr David Colbert
2008 - Dr Saud Hamza, Dr Alex Hockings
2007 - Dr Parshotam Gera, Dr David Koong
2006 - Dr Matt Brown, Dr Mouhannad Jaber
2005 - Dr Tao Shan Lim/Dr Andrew Finlayson, Dr Ganeesh Ramaseshan
2004 - Dr N Samnakay, Dr J Gault
2003 - Dr N Samnakay, Dr P Moroz
2002 - Dr G Lee, Dr P Moroz
2001 - Dr S Parnis, Dr N Samnakay
1999 - Dr E Whan, Dr R Love