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 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 participant 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 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.

Educator of Merit 2022
The ASE would like to congratulate the winners of the 2022 Academy Recognition Awards.

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

Dr Sarah Aitken                      New South Wales 
Dr Angela Butler                     Aotearoa New Zealand
Dr Rick Catterwell                   South Australia
Dr Joseph Hockley                  Western Australia
Dr Paul Joice                            Aotearoa New Zealand
Dr Murray Ogg                        Queensland
Dr Jens Peters-Willke             Tasmania
Dr Rebecca Read                    Australian Capital Territory
Dr Adam Zimmet                    Victoria

Facilitator/Instructor of the Year Award
Dr David Sainsbury         South Australia

Educator of Commitment 2022
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 2022):

Those who have served nine years or more

Dr Muhammad Abdul-Hamid, SET Supervisor
Dr Renata Bazina, SET Supervisor
Dr Graham Coombes, SET Supervisor
Dr Isaac Cranshaw, SET Supervisor
Dr Mark Cullinan, SET Supervisor
Dr Simon Dempsey, SET Supervisor
Dr Scott Ferris, SET Supervisor
Dr Jacob Gleeson, SET Supervisor
Dr Anthony Hutton, SET Supervisor
Dr Sarah Martin, SET Supervisor
Dr Nicholas McLeod, SET Supervisor
Assoc Prof Frank Miller, SET Supervisor
Dr Mansoor Mirkazemi, SET Supervisor
Dr Isabella Mor, SET Supervisor
Dr Simon Nasser, SET Supervisor
Dr Nicholas Ngui, SET Supervisor
Dr David Pohl, SET Supervisor
Dr Neil Price, SET Supervisor
Dr Murali Reddy, SET Supervisor
Dr James Southwell-Keely, SET Supervisor
Dr David Stewart, SET Supervisor
Dr Camille Wu, SET Supervisor
Dr Hong Xia, SET Supervisor


Those who have served six years

Dr Rodney Allan, SET Supervisor
Dr Richard Barton, SET Supervisor
Dr Magdalena Biggar, SET Supervisor
Dr Stephen Bourne, SET Supervisor
Dr Matthew Burstow, SET Supervisor
Dr Nicole Campbell, SET Supervisor
Dr Alessandra Canal, SET Supervisor
Dr Jeon Cha, SET Supervisor
Dr Simon Chong, SET Supervisor
Dr Hsiang Chung, SET Supervisor
Dr Timothy Connolly, SET Supervisor
Dr Jane Cross, SET Supervisor
Dr Gary Crosthwaite, SET Supervisor
Dr Markus Dahm, SET Supervisor
Dr Shannon Di Lernia, SET Supervisor
Dr Maxwell Dias, SET Supervisor
Dr Christopher Dobbins, SET Supervisor
Dr Nigel Dunglison, SET Supervisor
Dr Garrath Evans, SET Supervisor
Dr Daniel Fletcher, SET Supervisor
Dr John Gan, SET Supervisor
Dr Marjan Ghadiri, SET Supervisor
Dr Julian Gooi, SET Supervisor
Dr Peter Grant, SET Supervisor
Prof Glenn Guest, SET Supervisor
Dr Francis Hall, SET Supervisor
Dr Joseph Hockley, SET Supervisor
Dr Damien Holdaway, SET Supervisor
Dr Manish Jain, SET Supervisor
Dr Prashant Joshi, SET Supervisor
Dr Siddharth Karanth, SET Supervisor
Dr Govind Krishna, SET Supervisor
Dr Yew-Ming Kuan, SET Supervisor
Dr Christine Lai, SET Supervisor
Dr Scott Leslie, SET Supervisor
Dr Frank Lin, SET Supervisor
Dr Phillip Malouf, SET Supervisor
Dr Graham Meredith, SET Supervisor
Dr Shelbin Neelankavil, SET Supervisor
Prof Ronan O'Connell, SET Supervisor
Dr Susan O'Mahony, SET Supervisor
Dr Tharumenthiran Ramanathan, SET Supervisor
Dr Guillermo Regalo, SET Supervisor
Dr Lincoln Rothwell, SET Supervisor
Dr Nicholas Roubos, SET Supervisor
Dr Paul Samson SET, Supervisor
Dr Ian Shaw SET, Supervisor
Dr Colin Song SIMG, Supervisor
Dr John Spillane SET, Supervisor
Dr Michael Suen SET, Supervisor
Dr Philip Toonson SET, Supervisor
Dr Jeffrey Van Gangelen, SET Supervisor
Dr Kurt Verschuer, SET Supervisor
Dr Patrick Walsh, SET Supervisor
Dr Audrey Wang, SET Supervisor
Dr Richard Ward-Harvey, SET Supervisor
Dr Eva Wong, SET Supervisor
Dr Daniel Wong, SET Supervisor
Dr Sze Ling Wong, SET Supervisor
Dr Ian Wong, SET Supervisor
Dr David Ying, SET Supervisor

Dr Paul Ah-Tye, SET Supervisor
Dr Campbell Baguley, SET Supervisor
Dr Robert Burness, SIMG Supervisor
Dr Hannah Burns, SET Supervisor
Dr Tae Chong, SET Supervisor
Dr June Choo, SET Supervisor
Dr Daniel Chubb, SET Supervisor
Dr Michael Collin, SET Supervisor
Dr Jason Correia, SET Supervisor
Dr Hugh Cullen, SET Supervisor
Dr Evan Dyer, SET Supervisor
Dr Behzad Eftekhar, SET Supervisor
Dr Peter Ferguson, SIMG Supervisor
Dr Ailene Fitzgerald, SIMG Supervisor
Dr Andrew Foreman, SET Supervisor
Dr Tim Furlong, SET Supervisor
Dr Ian Galley, SET Supervisor
Dr Susan Gerred, SET Supervisor
Dr Charles Giddings, SET Supervisor
Dr Rowan Gilles, SET Supervisor
Dr David Gillett, SET Supervisor
Dr Day Way Goh, SET Supervisor
Dr Anna Goodwin-Walters, SET Supervisor
Dr Samuel Grieg, SET Supervisor
Dr Jeremy Grummet, SET Supervisor
Dr Ruth Hardstaff, SET Supervisor
Dr Anton Hinton-Bayre, SIMG Supervisor
Dr Scott Ingram, SET Supervisor
Dr Ajay Iyengar, SET Supervisor
Dr Carolyn Jameson, SET Supervisor
Dr Thomas Jarvis, SET Supervisor
Dr Reuben Johnson, SET Supervisor
Dr Paul Joice, SET Supervisor
Dr Ashish Jonathan, SET Supervisor
Dr Arman Kahokehr, SET Supervisor
Dr Irene Kaiboni, SET Supervisor
Dr Chitrakanti (Raj) Kapadia, SET Supervisor
Dr Manar Khashram, SET Supervisor
Dr Marco Larobina, SET Supervisor
Dr Heath Liddell, SET Supervisor
Dr Chandika Liyanage, SET Supervisor
Dr Patrick Lo, SET Supervisor
Dr Kim Sung Loh, SET Supervisor
Dr Mark Louie-Johnsun, SET Supervisor
Dr Jasen Ly, SET Supervisor
Dr Patricia MacFarlane, SET Supervisor
Dr Aneesh Kumar Mankavil Kovil Veetil, SET Supervisor
Dr Bernard McEntee, SET Supervisor
Dr Richard McMullin, SET Supervisor
Dr Felicity Meikle, SET Supervisor
Dr David Mitchell, SET Supervisor
Dr Darren Molony, SET Supervisor
Dr Krinal Mori, SET Supervisor
Dr David Morrissey, SET Supervisor
Dr Simon Moten, SET Supervisor
Dr Sonal Nagra, SET Supervisor
Dr Uvarasen Naidoo, SET Supervisor
Dr Sassi Nalliah, SET Supervisor
Dr Eu Ling Neo, SET Supervisor
Dr Anh Nguyen, SIMG Supervisor
Dr Marcus Ong, SET Supervisor
Dr Lisa Osgood, SET Supervisor
Dr Shuo Ou Yang, SET Supervisor
Dr Dominic Parry, SET Supervisor
Dr Jens Peters-Wilkie, SET Supervisor
Dr Anil Prabhu, SET Supervisor
Dr Rajay Rampersad, SET Supervisor
Dr Bhanu Rathnamma, SET Supervisor
Dr Sujith Ratnayke, SET Supervisor
Dr Robert Rowan, SET Supervisor
Dr Michael Rowland, SET Supervisor
Dr Charbel Sandroussi, SIMG Supervisor
Dr Prassannah Satasivam, SET Supervisor
Dr Sivapirabu Sathasivam, SET Supervisor
Dr Marc Seifman, SET Supervisor
Dr Martyn Sims, SET Supervisor
Dr Garett Smith, SET Supervisor
Dr Jarryd Solomon, SET Supervisor
Dr Yang Sun, SET Supervisor
Dr Robert Tang, SET Supervisor
Dr Adrian Tchen, SET Supervisor
Dr Richard Thiele, SET Supervisor
Dr Richard Thompson, SET Supervisor
Professor Patrik Tosenovsky, SIMG Supervisor
Dr Craig Winter, SET Supervisor
Dr Eddy Wong, SET Supervisor
Dr James Wykes, SET Supervisor
Dr David Yeo, SIMG Supervisor
Dr Katarzyna Zalewska, SET Supervisor
Dr Richard Zinn, SET Supervisor