Medical School celebrates exceptional achievements of students and staff
Students and staff have been recognised for their outstanding achievements at the fourth University of Exeter Medical School’s annual Prizes and Awards ceremonyl.
Some of the brightest and best students from the Medicine, Medical Sciences and Medical Imaging programmes were honoured with top accolades across a range of categories at an evening event at the Eden Project. They were recognised for academic achievement, commitment, and impact on their communities.
The awards also recognise inspirational staff, with students nominating teachers who have gone above and beyond to provide support and encouragement. The winners are based in both the Royal Devon & Exeter and the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trusts, as well in GP practices across Devon and Cornwall.
Professor Clive Ballard, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the University of Exeter Medical School, congratulating staff and students, said: “I’m proud to see so many of our students excelling. Their remarkable efforts and accomplishments are a promising indication that the next generation of health professionals and medical scientists will be well-equipped to tackle the evolving challenges in medicine and healthcare. Being among our prize winners takes hard work and dedication, and that’s all nurtured by outstanding teaching and support.”
Among the winners was student Bethany Crawford, who won three awards in her final year on the Medical Sciences programme.
Bethany said: “I was really shocked to find out I had won the prizes. It feels amazing to see my hard work pay off and it’s given me more confidence in my own abilities. I think I can put it down to choosing modules and assignments which I found interesting, taking advantage of opportunities presented to me, asking for help and feedback and trying to achieve a good work-life balance.”
The Duchy Health Prize, awarded for the first time this year to the highest achieving final year Medical student across all assessments in Cornwall, went to Medicine student Jonathan Abeles.
Jonathan said he was “very flattered“ to win the award, which reflected strong performance across all his assessments. “The Duchy health Charity does amazing work, and this has really motivated me. It’s a fantastic confidence boost.”
Antoinette Wilcox-McLean from Duchy Health Charity said: “So much effort goes into Medicine student training and we wanted to recognise that motivation. Jonathan is clearly exceptionally dedicated and it’s a privilege to reward that with this award.”
Among the awards was the Peter Thursby Memorial Prize, presented in memory of internationally renowned sculptor Peter Thursby, who died in 2011 and was cared for in Lucerne House in Exeter following his diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease. The prize is awarded to students who have submitted the strongest applications that are derived from dementia-related work they have carried out as part of their degree.
The Rothband Prize for Innovation was awarded to Medical Imaging students Fakhri Haziq Abd Hakip, Siti Nushahira Aboo Samah, Haziyah Hassan and Rabiatul Pg Zulkifli.
Alex Ringer, Territory Sales Manager for Rothschild, said: “Being innovators ourselves, Rothschild understand the importance of excellence in innovation within Medical Imaging research. The high quality of teaching at Exeter means students are particularly engaged and I’m sure they’ll excel in their future careers.”
The full list of winners are:
Students:
BSc Medical Sciences Prizes
Year 1 – Mary Shifona Kumarasingam
Year 2 – Stuart Walding
PTY – Rhoda Frost
Final Year – Bethany Crawford
Special Commendation for Reflective Practice and Professionalism
Year 1 – Sophie Spicer
Year 2 – Bradley Hoskin
PTY – Laura Hollands, Rhoda Frost
Final Year – Bethany Crawford
Special Commendation for Scientific Research and Communication
Year 1 – Mary Shifona Kumarasingam
Year 2 – Melissa Sampson
Final Year – Bethany Crawford
BSc Medical Imaging Prizes
Year 1 – Katie Kinnon, Thomas Eustice, Bethany Warren
Year 2 – Elizabeth Washak, Eleanor Lucas, Zoe Packham Smith
Final Year – Zamir Athar, Rosie Attwell, Robert Zingler
Medical Imaging Society of Radiographers
Robert Zingler, Amir Athar, Niki Papapchristoforou
Medical Imaging Clinical Performance
Year 1 – Bethany Warren
Year 2 – Anna Kingwell
Final Year – Annabelle Stenhouse
Medical Imaging Clinical Professionalism
Year 1 – Gemma Young Santos
Year 2 – Anna Kingwell
Final Year – Lee White
Medical Imaging Outstanding Patient Care
Year 1 – Katie Kinnon
Year 2 – Paul Miles
Final Year – Julian Lowey
Medical Imaging Exceptional Dean’s Commendation
Henrietta Dalton
Rothband Prize for Innovation
Fakhri Haziq Abd Hakip, Siti Nushahira Aboo Samah, Haziyah Hassan, Rabiatul Pg Zulkifli
BMBS AMK Best Overall Performance
Year 1 – Samantha Lennox
Year 2 – Jacob Bruten
Year 3 – Samuel Gallagher
Year 4 – Amaan Hussain
BMBS OCSE Best Overall Score
Year 2 – Claudia Burton
Year 3 – Louisa Cunliffe
Year 4 – Yashna Nadkarni
BMBS Special Unit Best Overall Score
Year 1 – Emily Lloyd
Year 2 – Matthew Saint
Year 3 – Billie Mallard
Year 4 – Ciara Greer, Amy Hough, Olivia Ware, Evana Fleeming
Duchy Health Prize
Jonathan Abeles
Dr Grant Neumegen Prize
Visha Rach
Paul Lock Clinical Academic Prize in Paediatrics
Lydia Newman, Dominic Woolridge
Peter Thursby Memorial Prize
Cariosa Devlin, Annabel Callan
Elective Photo Prize
Winner – Soltan Hussein
Runner Up – Olivia Sharples
Staff:
Excellence and Innovation in Clinical Teaching Team Award for Hospital Teams, Palliative Care
Truro, RCHT – Dr Deborah Stevens, Dr Carolyn Campbell, Dr Jane Gibbins, Dr Kirsty Scott, Angela Hart, Andy Shury
Excellence and Innovation in Clinical Teaching Team Award for Hospital Teams, Multiple Co-Morbidities
Exeter – Dr Ray Sheridan, Dr Chris Baker
Excellence and Innovation in Clinical Teaching Team Award for GP Practices
Truro, Trescobeas Surgery– Dr David Miller, Yorick O’Nyons
Excellence and Innovation in Clinical Teaching Team Award for GP Practices
Exeter, Barton Surgery – Dr Elizabeth Alborough, Chris Walsh, Richard Sharman, Roger Walsh
Citizenship Awards
Extra-Curricular – Ailise Smith
Community – Cameron Boyle, Serun Dupont
Charitable – Sara Khalid
Staff Aureus Awards:
Medical Imaging Supporting Hand – Dr Rachel Palfrey
Medical Sciences Supporting Hand – Dr Samuel Pollard
Most Inspirational Teacher – Dr Fred Roberts (Preclinical), Kandy Collings (Clinical)
The Shoulder Donor – Dr Susanna Hodgkinson (Preclinical), Dr Ian Fussell (Clinical)
The Proclaimers Award – Dr Julie Thacker
Inspirer – Dr Jug Ehmann
Dean’s Fund Awards:
Ramiz Ahmed Man, Waheed-Ul-Rahman Ahmed, Anna Broadbent, Annabel Callan, Sarah Camp, William Caufield, Bogdan Chiva Giurca, Rea-Danielle Christopher-Grant, Megan Davis, Praveena Deekonda, Seren Dupont, Karen Ellis, Amy Fisher, Rhoda Frost, Samuel Gallagher, Andrew Gaukroger, Oliver Glaisyer, Ciara Greer, Hannah Hassani, Brittany Heuerman-Williamson, Amy Hough, James Hughes, Sara Khalid, Susannah Kingsbury, Jonathan Outlaw, Louise Le Blevec, Kelsey Lennox, Lily McDougall, Kate Mansfield, Rebekah Morris, Navin Nagesh Mukundu, Benjamin Pearson, Dominic Proctor, Muntasha Quddus, Kate Quirke, Ross Moore, Ailise Smith, Luke Tanner, Kerry Thorne, Tom Tozer, Clare Treharne, Daniel Vowles, Edward Wigmore, Charlotte Williams.
