Dr Ray Hader Trainee Award for Compassion: nominations
Nominations are sought from ANZCA Trainees and Fellows within three years of Fellowship by Examination for the Dr Ray Hader Trainee Award for Compassion. The deadline for nominations is October 31, 2008.
Dr Ray Hader was an ANZCA trainee who grew up and lived in Victoria. He died in 1997 of an accidental drug overdose after a long struggle with drug addiction. To mark the 10-year anniversary of his death, a friend, Dr Brandon Carp, established an award that promotes a compassionate approach to the welfare of anaesthetists, other colleagues, patients and the community.
Details of the Award:
Eligibility: - At the deadline for submissions, the nominee will be an accredited ANZCA trainee resident in any ANZCA training region or an ANZCA Fellow within three years of admission to Fellowship by Examination.
- The nominee will have made a significant contribution to the welfare of an individual, a group or system that promotes welfare and compassion. The individual, group or system will be preferentially related to anaesthesia, but may alternatively also be related to other colleagues, patients or the community (locally or internationally).
Nomination: - Nominees will be nominated and seconded by accredited ANZCA trainees resident in any ANZCA training region or ANZCA Fellows within three years of admission to Fellowship by Examination.
- The nominator will describe in 1,000 words or less how the candidate has made a significant contribution. The description will be accompanied by a covering letter signed by the nominator and seconder.
Deadline: - Nominations must be received by the CEO by 5pm October 31, 2008. Please send nominations to ANZCA House, 630 St Kilda Road, Melbourne. 3004.
Prize: - A$2,000 to be used for training or educational purposes and a certificate. An article will be published in the ANZCA Bulletin, outlining the story of the successful nominee.
