Graduates Recognised at Dean’s Honours Awards Celebration

The annual Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Dean’s Honours Awards celebrates excellence amongst recent graduates by honouring those with the highest academic results in their course, and those who have upheld the faculty’s core values during their studies.

The annual Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Dean’s Honours Awards celebrates excellence amongst recent graduates by honouring those with the highest academic results in their course, and those who have upheld the faculty’s core values during their studies.

This year’s celebration was held at The Hub in Melbourne Business School on Thursday 19 February, and was attended by high-performing students and their families.

Head of School Prof Bruce Thompson spoke at the event, acknowledging the hard work of all our award recipients, and discussing the importance of collaborative healthcare in providing whole-of-person care.

Congratulations to the following award recipients from the School of Health Sciences:

  • Master of Speech Pathology (Academic Merit): Rachael Hallang
  • Master of Speech Pathology (Faculty Values): Amy Wortmann
  • Master of Social Work (Academic Merit): Vidushi Mehrotra
  • Master of Social Work (Faculty Values): Shae Serpell
  • Master of Nursing Science (Academic Merit): Ben Richardson
  • Master of Nursing Science (Faculty Values): Kimia Taslimi
  • Master of Clinical Audiology (Academic Merit): Athena Koutsovasilis
  • Master of Clinical Audiology (Faculty Values): Anne Truong
  • Doctor of Optometry (Academic Merit): Alexandra Forman
  • Doctor of Optometry (Faculty Values): Alexandra Forman, Jessica Nguyen, and Vanessa So
  • Doctor of Physiotherapy (Academic Merit): Sabina Heath
  • Doctor of Physiotherapy (Faculty Values): Jin Peng (Sharon) Poh

Group photo outdoors of award recipients holding their certificates