Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
Following a tough selection process between high-calibre nominees, NZMSA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2012 NZMSA Awards.
NZMSA Award for Individual Excellence
- Sudhvir Singh
University of Auckland
Sudhvir Singh is a Trainee Intern in Auckland, and was nominated for this award because of his commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of the student body and the local community. Sudhvir is also passionate about students advocating for social change.
Sudhvir has served for the Auckland University Medical Students’ Association (AUMSA) for a number of years, and was pivotal in the establishment of Medical Students for Global Awareness (MSGA) where he became the National Co-ordinator in 2008. In addition to this, Sudhvir has worked on the Fiji Village Project and the Medical Aid Abroad Programme.
Sudhvir has won a $500 prize, thanks to NZMA. Congratulations Sudhvir.
NZMSA Award for Best New Student Initiative
- Trainee Intern Anatomy
University of Otago, Dunedin
Trainee Intern Anatomy is an initiative developed by senior medical students in Dunedin to support and complement anatomy teaching for second and third year medical students. It involves Trainee Interns giving clinically-focussed anatomy tutorials as the second and third year medical students cover the same topics in the undergraduate curriculum.
There are two main aims of the initiative. The first is to reinforce the relevance of anatomy to pre-clinical medical students from a clinical perspective. Trainee Interns are well placed to do this, having both completed the pre-clinical anatomy course and having had extensive clinical contact with a wide range of medical and surgical patients. The second aim is the allow Trainee Interns to develop skills in anatomy and teaching.
In 2010, tutorials were held on Sunday afternoons, with two Trainee Interns giving tutorials in the Anatomy Museum on a topic of their choice, although related to the material covered in the laboratory session covered that week. Trainee Interns were encouraged to include clinical cases of patients they had seen, and how anatomical knowledge was important for the diagnosis and treatment. In 2010, sixteen Trainee Interns took part, giving a total of 21 tutorials to nearly 500 second and third year medical students. The students who attended the tutorials gave very good reviews. Additionally, the Trainee Interns involved enjoyed the opportunity to learn the anatomy well enough to teach it. Professor Mark Stringer was very happy with this and is continuing to support the growth and development of the tutorials in 2011.
This project was initially developed by Kah Heng Lim and was continued on by Gregory Tarr.
The project has received a $500 prize from NZMA. Congratulations.
For more information on the awards, see the Awards page.
