MJA 208 (3) • 19 February 2018 C1 For Careers : For Alimentary : For eminent : For eminent American Journal from 2009 to 2015; and, has been from 2009 to 2015; and, since 2015. MJA resistant bacteria, as a role model, and as an advocate for gender equality in science. AM: Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld, eminent service to medicine, particularly to the discipline of neurosurgery, as an academic and clinician, to medical research and professional organisations, and to the of current and former health and welfare defence force members. Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, AO Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, eminent service to medical governance, administration, and technology, and to a medicine, through leadership roles with the range of organisations, to education and not-for-profit sector, and to the community Melbourne. of western Professor David Kissane service to psychiatry, particularly psycho- medicine, as an oncology and palliative educator, researcher, author and clinician, roles with a range and through executive of national and international professional medical bodies. Professor Jennifer Martin service to science, and to scientific research, particularly in the field of biochemistry and protein crystallography applied to drug- from 2004 to 2009; editor of from 2004 to 2009; editor “I have to thank UoN for their fantastic support,” he said. “I have significant credit for its forward-thinking “The UoN deserves approach to academic excellence and innovation.” Companions of the awarded other medical luminaries were Five Order of Australia the same time minimise waste and reduce costs. We can easily and reduce costs. We waste the same time minimise about health but that would be wrong, become complacent can be better.” because we doctors in is a household name to many Professor Talley along with co-author today. His medical textbooks, Australia medical school used in nearly every Dr Simon O’Connor, are internationally. and many Australia across in guiding peer-reviewed He has been instrumental editor of the He was medical publications. of Gastroenterology Pharmacology and Therapeutics editor-in-chief of the accepted so many not have said he could Professor Talley of of the University “extra-curricular” roles without the help Newcastle (UoN). , is one of six medical practitioners to win the country’s highest highest win the country’s to practitioners medical is one of six , Medical Journal MJA ” the national and international the national and international to health and scientific and level, associations.” Currently Pro Vice-Chancellor (Global Research) at the University of Newcastle, and a senior staff specialist in gastroenterology at Professor Talley’s citation reads: Professor Talley’s to medical “For eminent service in the research, and to education and field of gastroenterology academic, epidemiology, as an at author and administrator , has in been the named a Companion (AC)

of Australia AUREATE Professor Nicholas Talley, University of Professor Nicholas Talley, AUREATE and editor-in-chief NSW, Newcastle, the of

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Professor Mark Umstad: to medicine as a general practitioner, to medical education, to to medicine as a general practitioner, to community of Western Australia. Australia. community of Western Associate Professor Jennifer Thomson: Dr Michael Stanford: roles, to tertiary education, and to the sector through executive clinician, and to professional societies. Dr Marcus Skinner: medicine as a the field of anaesthesiology and perioperative injuries and mechanisms protecting the developing brain, and developing injuries and mechanisms protecting the to sailing. in the field of neuroscience through research into spinal cord in the field of neuroscience through research areas of general practice and medical education. areas of general practice Professor Norman Saunders: Associate Professor Morton Rawlin: Morton Rawlin: Associate Professor in the particularly through governance the medical profession researcher and mentor. researcher and mentor. 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