NEWS FROM THE HOSPITALS
MEMBERSHIP AWARDS
Do you have interesting microbial discoveries from the hospitals or pathology laboratories to share? If so, then you should apply to present at our Northern News from the Hospitals events. We typically hold two per year: one in May with our Annual General Meeting and one in October.
Please view the details below as a guide:
Prize Details
• Certificate
• 1 year membership to the ASM
• $250 cash*
*cash will be distributed equally if there is more than one winner
Eligibility Requirements
• Must be a Medical Scientist (up to Grade 1, Year 4), or equivalent career stage
Assessment
• Finalists for the award will be selected based on abstract (under 250 words)
• Finalists will give a 12-minute presentation during either of our two News from the Hospitals events
• Presentations will be assessed by three ASM members and the speaker with the highest score will be awarded the Membership Award
NFTH Award Winners
2024 winner to be announced soon
Previous Winners
2023
“A cryptic case of HIV"
—Megan Van Es, Monash Health
2022
WINNER HERE
—affiliation here
2021
WINNER HERE
—affiliation here
2020
Awards postponed due to COVID19
2019
“I would be ‘lion’ if I knew what this is…”
—Sonia Rainbow, Dorevitch Pathology
“Risk factors for asymptomatic enteric pathogen detection among men who have sex with men”
—Darren Lee Yeu Jyn, MDU Public Health Laboratory
2018
”An unusual case of cerebral abcess”
—Marie Pathy, Austin Pathology
“Your best friend’s saliva”
—Kylie Hui, Royal Children’s Hospital
2017
”My colistin rules (you can teach an old drug new tricks)”
—Nicola Woodfield, Melbourne Pathology
”The bullseye”
—Zhidong (Patrick) Wang, Monash Medical Centre
2016
”The Great Puzzling Bug (GPB)”
—Shabnam Gujadhur, Austin Pathology
”A tube within a tube”
—Louise Sonneveld, Monash Health