Congratulations Class of 2023 - you did it! The cohort that started their medical studies in 2020 as the pandemic hit has made it through their four years with a new level of resilience and the promise of a bright future.

On Thursday, 14 December, the cohort came together to celebrate the outstanding academic achievements of their classmates at the MChD Student Prizes event. Congratulations to the following awardees:

• Damian McMahon Clinical Skills Prize – Liam McBride Kelly
• John Buckingham Research Project Prize – Alex Fisher
• Clinical Neuroscience Prize – Riley Attard
• Therapeutic Guidelines Year 4 Pharmacology Prize – May Erlinger
• Louis Szabo ‘Silver Probe’ Prize – Devashi Paliwal
• RANZCP Beverley Raphael Prize for Psychiatry – Liam McBride Kelly
• RACGP NSW and ACT Prize for General Practice Excellence – Margaret Palazzo
• Gatenby Prize for Excellence in Internal Medicine – Riley Attard
• Capital Pathology Rural Health Prize – Patrick O’Farrell
• Cancer Council ACT Pathology Prize Year 4 – Riley Attard
• Michael Hargrave Prize for Ophthalmology – Ryan Bartlett
• Gareth Long Prize in Orthopaedic Surgery – Emma Carnuccio and Riley Attard
• Guan Chong Prize in Surgery – Gemma Young
• RANZCOG Women’s Health Prize – Kira Styman
• Australian Medical Association ACT Leadership Prize – Benjamin Mead
• Graham Wilkinson Prize – Sarah Fitzgerald and Liam McBride Kelly

Congratulations to the following who completed 4 years as part of the MChD Indigenous Health Stream. The School offers this opportunity to a small group of committed students to undertake targeted research and clinical placements throughout the four years of their medical program.

• Clair Bannerman
• Abigail de Waard
• Hannah Gross
• Hana Julian
• Liam McBride Kelly
• Patrick O’Farrell
• Devashi Paliwal
• Emily Rickard
• Emily Tugwell
• Benjamin Wylie