
Leadership & Development Awards
The Poche Centre for Indigenous Health is pleased to present this Award to the following Indigenous medical students:
Gemma Johnson attended The Australian
Indigenous Doctors Association Conference in Melbourne, 1st-4th October 2014. The AIDA's theme
for 2014 was "Science and Traditional Knowledge: Foundations for a Strong Future". Gemma's family are
from Darwin and she completed her schooling in Perth. Gemma will commence her internship
at Fiona Stanley
Hospital, Murdoch in 2015. She is one of
two Indigenous representatives of the WA Medical Students
Society;at the University of Western
Australia.
Bianca Howard and Declan Scott attended the Pacific Regions
Indigenous Doctors' Congress (PRIDoC) in Taiwan, 2nd-7th November 2014. The conference is
held every two years and is dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of Indigenous peoples of
the Pacific. Bianca is from Broome and during her studies has held a cadetship with the Kimberley
Aboriginal Medical Service involving
12 weeks summer work working in clinics and on research. Bianca is the UWA student representative of
the Australian
Indigenous Doctors' Association. Declan's
family are from the Albany area and he completed his schooling in Perth. He had a cadetship for several
years with St John of God
Hospital in Subiaco working in the
hospital environment.
Tamisha King and Heather Kessaris attended
an Intercultural
Conflict and Dialogue in Contemporary Mapuche Culture Study Program in Chile from 24th
November to 6th December 2014. The
program addresses a broad and multidisciplinary perspective of the Mapuche Indigenous culture in
southern Chile from an intercultural perspective. Tamisha’s family is from Broome and in 2014 she
finished her Bachelor of Science with a double major in Aboriginal Health & Wellbeing and Anatomy
& Human Biology. Heather’s family is from Darwin. In 2014, she finished her Bachelor of
Science with a double major in Aboriginal Health & Wellbeing and Population Health.