Nominations for the 2024 Women’s Healthcare Australasia, Medal of Distinction Awards are now closed! These awards honour those who have made an outstanding contribution to improving the health of women and their newborns through service provision, leadership, or advocacy.
The WHA Medal of Distinction awards are a great opportunity to recognise those who have made significant contributions to women's health. If you know someone whose efforts have led to genuine improvements in this area, please consider nominating them.
Congratulations to our 2024 Medal of Distinction Award recipients
WHA is excited to announce that this year’s Medal of Distinction awards will be awarded to two different categories.
The two award categories are:
- Individual Medal of Distinction Award – recognition for having made an outstanding contribution to improving the health of women and babies through service provision, leadership or advocacy, relative to opportunity and years of experience.
- Team Medal of Distinction Award – for initiatives of excellence in teamwork and collaboration that improves the care of women and babies in a healthcare setting.
Current Women's Healthcare Australasia Policy for the Medal of Distinction:
The medals may be awarded to members and non-members of Women’s Healthcare Australasia. For those directly affiliated with WHA, the criteria for awarding the Medal of Distinction include a significant period of service to WHA, and sustained leadership and advocacy for women’s health. The Medal of Distinction is not awarded for long service but, rather, for exceptional and meritorious service. For members of the broader community, the criterion is recognition at a national level for leadership and advocacy for women’s health.
