Awards
Each year WAGPET calls for nominations for awards to recognise the outstanding contribution our Registrars, Prevocational Doctors and Training Practices make to General Practice Training in WA.
Nominations can come from anyone involved in the training program for either a Training Practice, GP Registrar or Prevocational Doctor who has shown a level of commitment to General Practice (GP) & GP training which sets them apart from others. Nominations open annually in August and close during October.
GP Registrar of the Year Criteria
The criteria which WAGPET looks for in recognising the GP Registrar of the Year include:
• excellence in general practice education
• quality of care provided to patients
• commitment to patients and the wider community
Prevocational Community Medicine Award Criteria
The criteria which WAGPET looks for in recognising the Prevocational Community Medicine Award include:
• Commitment to patients and the Practice
• Commitment to teaching and learning
• Commitment to the status and profile of community medicine
Training Practice of the Year Criteria
For the Training Practice of the Year Award the following aspects of training support are considered:
• the availability of the GP Supervisors, both for corridor consultation and formal teaching
• the quality of the teaching provided – both formal and informal
• the support given to the GP Registrar by all members of the Training Practice - both medical and non-medical
• the commitment of practice staff to GP Registrar training
| Year | GP Registrar of the Year | Training Practice of the Year | Community Medicine Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dr Lin Chan | Southern Regional Medical Group | Dr Graeme Fitzclarence |
| 2011 | Dr Paris Bovell | Currambine Family Practice | Dr Elizabeth Jaskolski |
| 2010 | Dr Sarah Moore | King Edward Memorial Hospital | Dr Elissa Bell |
| 2009 | Dr Juliette Frost | Pioneer Health | Dr Heather Brand |
| 2008 | Dr Jonathan Morling | Stirk Medical Group | Dr Stephanie Trust |
| 2007 | Dr Tanya Coulson | Drs Dyson and Gay | - |
| 2006 | Dr Sam Bowden | Hillside Family Practice | - |
| 2005 | Dr Kevin Yong | Mead Medical Group | - |
| 2004 | Dr Siew-Lee Thoo | Beaumaris Family Practice | - |
WAGPET External award winners
WAGPET is always pleased to see our GP registrars, supervisors, medical educators, training posts and prevocational doctors nominated and recognised for the valuable contribution they make to the general practice and the wider community.
| Year | Award | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | General Practice Registrar of the Year (RACGP) | Catherine Engleke |
| 2012 | GPET/Ochre Health Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Training Award (GPET) | David Atkinson |
| 2011 | Rose-Hunt Award (RACGP) | Janice Bell |
| 2011 | WA Practice of the Year (RACGP) | North Street Medical |
| 2010 | General Practice Registrar of the Year (RACGP) | Belinda Wozencroft |
| 2010 | National Rural Faculty Rural Registrar of the Year (RACGP) | Nikki Patching |
| 2010 | WA Practice of the Year (RACGP) | Naturaliste Medical Group |
| 2009 | National GP Supervisor of the Year (RACGP) | Nadine Perlen |
| 2009 | WA Practice of the Year (RACGP) | Moora Health Centre |
| 2009 | Rural Registrar of the Year (ACRRM) | Kylie Sterry |
| 2009 | Supervisor of the Year (GPET) | David Atkinson |
For more information please contact

Trina Pitt
- Corporate Services Manager (Company Secretary)
- 08 9473 8200
- trina.pitt@wagpet.com.au



