We are extremely proud to present the winners of the 2020 WA Rural Health Awards. 

Congratulations to everyone who was nominated for the Awards and thank you for the amazing work you do to support communities across rural WA.

GP of the Year

 WINNER
Dr Joanne Baker
Kimberley Medical Group, BROOME

  FINALISTS
Dr Seema Basil
Mawarnkarra Health Serivce, ROEBOURNE		Dr Stephanie Trust
Kununurra Medical Clinic, KUNUNURRA

Clinical Leadership

 WINNER
Dr Kim Isaacs
Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services, BROOME

  FINALISTS
Jenny Cutter
Kimberley Renal Services, BROOME		Stacey Robinson
The Nintirri Centre, TOM PRICE   

Procedural GP/District Medical Officer of the Year

 WINNER
Dr Dave Forster
WA Country Health Service, KIMBERLEY

  FINALISTS
Dr Vernon Powell
WA Country Health Service, KUNUNURRA            		Dr Ivan Jansz
Dalyellup Family Medical Centre, DALYELLUP

Specialist of the Year (Non-GP)

 WINNERS
Dr Carolyn Masarei     
St John of God Health Care, BUNBURY          		Dr Tony Mylius
Wheatbelt Medical Specialists, NORTHAM

  FINALIST
Dr Rafiq Hemani
Kalgoorlie Health Campus, KALGOORLIE

Rural Nurse/Midwife of the Year

 WINNER
Helen Lundy
WA Country Health Service, CUNDERDIN

  FINALISTS
Helen Freeman
Esperance Health Campus, ESPERANCE                  		Teresa Barry
The Rural Clinical School of Western Australia, ALBANY

Metropolitan-based Bush Champion

 WINNER
Dr Helen Wright
Perth Children's Hospital, NEDLANDS

  FINALISTS
Mr Peter Tually  
TeleMed Health Services, PERTH                                                   		Dr Wei-Sen Lam
South Metropolitan Health Service and WA Country Health Service

Rising Star

 WINNER
Dr Phoebe Thornton
Great Southern Mental Health Services, ALBANY

  FINALISTS
Santana Rose 
WA Country Health Service, KIMBERLEY
Mental Health and Drug Service, DERBY		Jessica Curnuck
Boyup Brook MPS, BOYUP BROOK     

Rural Researcher or Educator

 WINNER
Professor David Atkinson
The Rural Clinical School of Western Australia, BROOME

  FINALISTS
Dr Stephanie Schlueter
WA Country Health Service -
Albany Health Campus, SPENCER PARK        		Dr Dave Forster
WA Country Health Service, KIMBERLEY     

Building Healthy Country Communities

 WINNER
The Wheatbelt Tackling Indigenous Smoking Team
WA Country Health Service - Wheatbelt Aboriginal Health, NORTHAM

  FINALISTS
Tele-Chemotherapy 
Karratha Health Campus, KARRATHA                         		Integrated Chronic Disease Care Program
Panaceum Group, GERALDTON 

People's Choice

 WINNER
Asha Burkett
Exmouth Health Professionals, EXMOUTH

  FINALISTS
Andrew Smith
Goldfields Chiropractic and Healing Centre, KALGOORLIE		Alexander Gazis-Morris
In Balance Physiotherapy and Fitness, NORTHAM    

WACHS Intern of the Year

 WINNER
Dr Brittney Wicksteed
Albany Health Campus, ALBANY

  FINALIST
Dr James Charleson
Bunbury Hospital, BUNBURY


WACHS Resident Medical Officer of the Year

 WINNER
Dr Eve Battersby
Broome Health Campus, BROOME

  FINALIST
Dr Logan Shemer
Albany Health Campus, ALBANY


We look forward to welcoming the 2020 winners and their guest at the 2021 WA Rural Health Awards Gala Dinner in March 2021 where they will be formally congratulated and presented with their trophies.