Congratulations to our post graduate awards winners

The winners of the Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) Awards have been announced. These awards recognise excellence in postgraduate education at RCHT. 

There were eight award categories, and all the winners were nominated by both senior educators and postgraduate doctors in training at RCHT. The categories were:

• Director of Medical Education (DME)’s Award – Consultant and Specialty, Associate Specialist and Specialist (SAS) Doctor
• Foundation Team Award – Consultant and SAS Doctor
• Excellence in Education – Consultant and SAS Doctor (Awarded by Resident Doctors)
• Excellence in Education – Consultant and SAS Doctor (Awarded by Senior Medical Staff)
• Excellence in Education – Resident Doctor
• Non-Medical Excellence
• Most Improved Quality Indicators (Awarded by PGME Quality Team)
• Excellence in Education – International Medical Graduate (IMG) (Awarded by all RCHT Medical Staff and Resident Doctors)

The PGME team received over 35 nominations, with the highest category for engagement was Excellence in Education – Consultant and SAS Doctor (nominated by Resident Doctors).  Congratulations to worthy winner Dr Suzanne Hazeldine, Consultant Histopathologist who was recognised for her tireless efforts supporting their wellbeing, training and role modelling educational leadership.

Other winners included Dr Wessam Andrawes, IMT 3 Trainee, for his continued contribution to the education, wellbeing, and integration of IMGs across the Hospital. Dr Sarah Coulter won the DME’s Award for her role as the Guardian of Safe Working Hours in recognition of her outstanding efforts to improve the working lives of resident doctors at RCHT.  Jodie Field was recognised for non- medical excellence. She continues to support the Child Health resident doctors, enabling them to gain every learning opportunity whilst creating work life balance within the rota management.

Dr Rose Pattison, F2 won the Resident Doctors award, showing dedication to teaching by delivering an extensive on-call simulation programme to Medical Students in RCHT.  Ms Anna Shekdhar and Ms Joanne Bareham, consultants in ED, jointly won the award for excellence in education.  They demonstrated their commitment to training and education in ED and the delivery of high-quality simulation training. General Surgery won the Quality Award having shown the greatest improvement in quality measures and received excellent feedback from their resident doctors. Finally, Dr Gareth Meredith, won our Foundation Team Award who has demonstrated a high level of support to our foundation doctors at educational supervisor level.

The PGME team looks forward to the 2027 awards in July next year, and being able to thank more or our engaged, enthusiastic educationalists at RCHT.