Nomination guidelines

• contributed 35 years service (or more) to their rural communities; and/or
• made an outstanding contribution in other ways to their rural communities; and/or
• worked in rural health for less than two years and demonstrate strong community engagement.

Selection criteria

Members of the public, including communities, patients, organisations, practice managers and other doctors are invited to nominate a rural doctor (general practitioner or other specialist) and to provide relevant information about their nominee.

The Victorian Rural Doctors’ Awards Selection Panel will judge nominations based on the following categories and selection criteria:

• Category 1 – Length of Service: has contributed 35 years (or more) to rural communities, or
  
  
• Category 2 - Outstanding Contribution: in relation to:
  - Innovation; and/or
  - Professional and Personal Commitment; and/or
  - Leadership
  
  
• Category 3 – New Rural Doctor: has worked in rural health for less than two (2) years and demonstrates strong community engagement/involvement beyond the ‘call of duty’.

All nominees:

• must be doctors – GP or other specialist
• must work outside Remoteness Area 1 (metropolitan Melbourne and Geelong)
• can be nominated on more than one occasion; however, a recipient will receive one Victorian Rural Doctors’ Award
• must be of ‘good character’ as deemed by the Medical Practitioners Board, Victoria
• who are under investigation by the Medical Practitioners Board, Victoria will not be eligible for a Victorian Rural Doctors’ Award.

A nomination can be made:

• posthumously (within the previous 12 months); or
• to doctors who have retired, regardless of the retirement date (applicable to Categories 1 and 2 only)

How to nominate:

Nominations may come from:

• members of the public;
• community organisations;
• local organisations including: divisions of general practice, local government, specialist medical colleges, universities, regional training providers and other interested parties.

Part A and B of the Nomination Form must be completed entirely. Partially completed nominations will be deemed invalid and will not be considered by the Awards Selection Panel.

Click here to download a nomination example.

Nominations can be forwarded to RWAV via email to awards@rwav.com.au, by fax to (03) 9820 0401 or posted to:

Nominations must be received Friday 5 August 2011 by 5pm.

Notification of successful recipients

Successful nominees will be advised, in writing, by the RWAV Chair and invited to attend the Victorian Rural Doctors’ Awards Dinner.

The judging panel’s decision is final and will be based on the information it receives as well as supporting information that the panel may seek. The panel reserves the right to make its own enquiries into the veracity of all information provided.

Victorian Rural Doctors’ Award Selection Panel

RWAV will establish an independent selection panel to judge nominations.

The Awards Selection Panel will judge the nominations according to the Selection Criteria and will advise RWAV of its decision.

Award details

Recipients of the Victorian Rural Doctors’ Awards will be recognised at a presentation dinner in Melbourne on the evening of Friday 11 November 2011.