Prize

Peter Disler Award for Rehabilitation Medicine

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Key scholarship details

Application status

Open for automatic consideration

Benefit amount

Up to $400

Eligible study level

Graduate coursework

Eligible student type

Domestic and international students

Eligible study stage

Current study

Benefit duration

One-off

Summary

The Peter Disler Award for Rehabilitation Medicine is offered to outstanding students in the Aged Care Prize viva exam.

Sponsored by the RMSANZ Rehabilitation Society.(Previously sponsored by the Rehab Specialists at Melbourne Health. Formerly known as the Rehabilitation Medicine Prize.)

About the donor

The Peter Disler Award for Rehabilitation Medicine is named after Peter Disler, Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Melbourne from 1993. In his time at Melbourne he was a pioneer in developing a rehabilitation curriculum for medical students, and was a charismatic, enthusiastic and inspiring mentor and teacher.

Benefits

This award provides a one-off payment of $400.

Amount:

Up to $400

Duration:

One-off

Quantity:

At least 1

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered for this award, you must:

  • Be enrolled in the Doctor of Medicine
  • Have completed Principles of Clinical Practice 3
  • Have been invited to participate in the Aged Care Prize viva exam

Selection criteria

This award is Offred to the eligible candidate(s) who is ranked highest by all the members of the viva examining panel as having given the best answer to the Palliative Care prize question in the Aged Care Prize viva exam.

Conditions

The annual Aged Care Prize viva exam comprises of -

Study level:

Graduate coursework

Student type:

Domestic and international students

Study stage type:

Current study

Study area:

Health

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How to apply

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Status:

Open for automatic consideration

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