Prize

Department of General Practice and Primary Care Prize

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Key scholarship details

Application status

Not open yet

Benefit amount

Up to $500

Eligible study level

Graduate coursework

Eligible student type

Domestic and international students

Eligible study stage

Current study

Benefit duration

One-off

Summary

The Department of General Practice and Primary Care prize is supported by the Melbourne Medical School's Department of General Practice and Primary Care, and is offered to the student who achieved the highest mark in the subject Principles of Clinical Practice 3.

Benefits

This prize provides a one-off payment of $500.

Amount:

Up to $500

Duration:

One-off

Quantity:

1

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered for this award, you must:

  • Be enrolled in the Doctor of Medicine
  • Complete a General Practice placement within the subjects of Foundations for Clinical Practice, Principles of Clinical Practice 3, MD Discovery 4: Clinical Scholar and Transition to Practice in the Doctor of Medicine.

Selection criteria

Awarded to the student who is ranked first overall based on nominations submitted by clinical placement supervisors at the conclusion of General Practice placements in the following Doctor of Medicine subjects:

  • Foundations for Clinical Practice
  • Principles of Clinical Practice 3
  • MD Discovery 4: Clinical Scholar
  • Transition to Practice

Selection is determined by three criteria:

  1. GP nominations regarding engagement in practice and workshops
  2. Assessment of professional behaviour
  3. Academic performance.

If a single recipient cannot be determined using the above criteria, the Selection Committee will use student examination results to determine the recipient.

Study level:

Graduate coursework

Student type:

Domestic and international students

Study stage type:

Current study

Study area:

Health

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Application

How to apply

You are automatically considered, if you are or were enrolled in the award year.

Contact

Please contact MMS Student Awards.

When will I know the outcome?

Most merit based prize recipients will be advised in writing in Semester 1 of the following academic year.

Status:

Not open yet

    • 2021 - Not awarded
    • 2020 - Not awarded
    • 2019 - Neeraj Limaye
    • 2018 - Chido Mwaturura
    • 2017 - Alexander Strathmore
    • Formerly, the Victorian Metropolitan Alliance Prize in General Practice:
    • 2016 - Jessica Minshall

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