{"id":2451,"date":"2024-11-29T15:12:50","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T04:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/?p=2451"},"modified":"2025-08-19T10:29:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T00:59:32","slug":"awards-honour-clinical-supervisors-across-the-northern-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/2024\/11\/29\/awards-honour-clinical-supervisors-across-the-northern-territory\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards honour clinical supervisors across the Northern Territory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Flinders University Rural and Remote Health NT celebrated the dedication of health professionals across the Northern Territory at the annual Supervisor Recognition Awards on Thursday, 28 November 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The awards honour doctors, allied health professionals, midwives, and nurses who supervise, teach, and support students and new staff in health workplaces.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2462\" style=\"width: 534px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2462\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2024\/11\/NT-Supervisor-Awards-2024-Nhulunbuy-Champion-Collaborator-winner-Charl-Neuhoff-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2024\/11\/NT-Supervisor-Awards-2024-Nhulunbuy-Champion-Collaborator-winner-Charl-Neuhoff-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2024\/11\/NT-Supervisor-Awards-2024-Nhulunbuy-Champion-Collaborator-winner-Charl-Neuhoff-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2024\/11\/NT-Supervisor-Awards-2024-Nhulunbuy-Champion-Collaborator-winner-Charl-Neuhoff-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2024\/11\/NT-Supervisor-Awards-2024-Nhulunbuy-Champion-Collaborator-winner-Charl-Neuhoff-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2024\/11\/NT-Supervisor-Awards-2024-Nhulunbuy-Champion-Collaborator-winner-Charl-Neuhoff.jpg 1824w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Champion Collaborator winner Charl Neuhoff in Nhulunbuy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ceremonies were held across Flinders\u2019 campuses in Darwin, Katherine, Nhulunbuy, Tennant Creek, and Alice Springs to recognise those who generously dedicate their time and expertise to shaping the future healthcare workforce.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_2460\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2460\" style=\"width: 325px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2460\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2024\/11\/NT-Supervisor-Awards-2024-Tennant-Creek-winners-Annette-Hodgeson-Taylor-and-Mary-Williams-L-R-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2024\/11\/NT-Supervisor-Awards-2024-Tennant-Creek-winners-Annette-Hodgeson-Taylor-and-Mary-Williams-L-R-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2024\/11\/NT-Supervisor-Awards-2024-Tennant-Creek-winners-Annette-Hodgeson-Taylor-and-Mary-Williams-L-R-768x1023.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2024\/11\/NT-Supervisor-Awards-2024-Tennant-Creek-winners-Annette-Hodgeson-Taylor-and-Mary-Williams-L-R.png 830w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Winners Annette Hodgeson-Taylor and Mary Williams [L-R] at Tennant Creek ceremony<\/figcaption><\/figure>Health professionals play a vital role in supervising and training students during their placement and providing support as they learn about remote contexts that they may not have previously encountered.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, Flinders University facilitates health placements in the NT for its own NT-based and South Australian students, alongside nearly 500 students from other universities across Australia.<\/p>\n<p>These placements provide students with practical experience in rural and remote communities while showcasing the NT as a unique and rewarding destination for health professionals.<\/p>\n<p>This year, 18 health professionals and one student were awarded across six major categories for their dedication and commitment in providing support and guidance to the NT health workforce. Now in its seventh year, the awards continue to grow, with nearly 80 nominations received in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The full list of recipients:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Territory Ambassador<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Allied Health:<\/em><em> Alex Reardon (psychologist), Alice Springs<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Nursing\/Midwifery: <\/em><em>Sharon Clark, Alice Springs<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Medicine:<\/em><em> Professor William Majoni, Darwin<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Innovative Supervisor<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Allied Health:<\/em><em> Madeline Ellis (occupational therapist), Darwin<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Nursing\/Midwifery:<\/em><em> Annette Hodgeson-Taylor, Ali Curung (Central Australia)<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Medicine:<\/em><em> Dr Shoba Selvanathan, Alice Springs<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Commitment to Clinical Teaching<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Allied Health:<\/em><em> Mark Bartels (pharmacist), Alice Springs<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Nursing\/Midwifery:<\/em><em> Mary Williams, Tennant Creek<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Medicine: <\/em><em>Dr Tamoor Mirza, Darwin<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Regional Supervisors<\/strong><br \/>\nCentral Australia<br \/>\n<em>Allied Health: <\/em><em>Ned Gaynor (occupational therapist), Alice Springs<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Nursing\/Midwifery:<\/em><em> Junitta Richards, Alice Springs<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Medicine:<\/em><em> Dr Anosh Sivashanmugarajah, Alice Springs<br \/>\n<\/em>Katherine<br \/>\n<em>Allied Health: <\/em><em>Dean Milner (optometrist)<br \/>\n<\/em>Top End<br \/>\n<em>Allied Health:<\/em><em> Anna Murison (dietitian), Darwin<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Nursing\/Midwifery:<\/em><em> Leanne Grace, Nhulunbuy<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Medicine:<\/em><em> Dr Roshitha Bakmeedeniya, Darwin<br \/>\n<\/em><em><br \/>\n<\/em><strong>Trisha Maroney Memorial Prize<\/strong> (awarded to a health professional student on placement within the Katherine region who demonstrates the most significant self-reflection and improvement in cultural safe practice)<br \/>\n<em>Thembelihle Khumalo<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Champion Collaborator<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Charl Neuhoff, Nhulunbuy<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lifetime Achievement<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Lesley Woolf, Maningrida<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2461\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2461\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2461\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2024\/11\/NT-Supervisor-Awards-2024-Katherine-Trisha-Maroney-Memorial-Prize-winner-Thembelihle-Khumalo-right-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2024\/11\/NT-Supervisor-Awards-2024-Katherine-Trisha-Maroney-Memorial-Prize-winner-Thembelihle-Khumalo-right-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2024\/11\/NT-Supervisor-Awards-2024-Katherine-Trisha-Maroney-Memorial-Prize-winner-Thembelihle-Khumalo-right-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2024\/11\/NT-Supervisor-Awards-2024-Katherine-Trisha-Maroney-Memorial-Prize-winner-Thembelihle-Khumalo-right-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2024\/11\/NT-Supervisor-Awards-2024-Katherine-Trisha-Maroney-Memorial-Prize-winner-Thembelihle-Khumalo-right-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2024\/11\/NT-Supervisor-Awards-2024-Katherine-Trisha-Maroney-Memorial-Prize-winner-Thembelihle-Khumalo-right.jpg 1756w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trisha Maroney Memorial Prize winner &#8211; Thembelihle Khumalo (right) with Flinders staff Maddy Bower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_2459\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2459\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2459\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2024\/11\/NT-Supervisor-Awards-2024-Alice-Springs-winners-Dr-Anosh-Sivashanmugarajah-Ned-Gaynor-accepted-by-John-Gaynor-Mark-Bartels-Junitta-Richards-Sharon-Clark-L-R-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2024\/11\/NT-Supervisor-Awards-2024-Alice-Springs-winners-Dr-Anosh-Sivashanmugarajah-Ned-Gaynor-accepted-by-John-Gaynor-Mark-Bartels-Junitta-Richards-Sharon-Clark-L-R-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2024\/11\/NT-Supervisor-Awards-2024-Alice-Springs-winners-Dr-Anosh-Sivashanmugarajah-Ned-Gaynor-accepted-by-John-Gaynor-Mark-Bartels-Junitta-Richards-Sharon-Clark-L-R-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2024\/11\/NT-Supervisor-Awards-2024-Alice-Springs-winners-Dr-Anosh-Sivashanmugarajah-Ned-Gaynor-accepted-by-John-Gaynor-Mark-Bartels-Junitta-Richards-Sharon-Clark-L-R-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2024\/11\/NT-Supervisor-Awards-2024-Alice-Springs-winners-Dr-Anosh-Sivashanmugarajah-Ned-Gaynor-accepted-by-John-Gaynor-Mark-Bartels-Junitta-Richards-Sharon-Clark-L-R-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2024\/11\/NT-Supervisor-Awards-2024-Alice-Springs-winners-Dr-Anosh-Sivashanmugarajah-Ned-Gaynor-accepted-by-John-Gaynor-Mark-Bartels-Junitta-Richards-Sharon-Clark-L-R-2048x1150.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Winners Dr Anosh Sivashanmugarajah, Ned Gaynor (accepted by John Gaynor), Mark Bartels, Junitta Richards, Sharon Clark [L-R] at Alice Springs ceremony<\/figcaption><\/figure><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flinders University Rural and Remote Health NT celebrated the dedication of health professionals across the Northern Territory at the annual Supervisor Recognition Awards on Thursday, 28 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5851,"featured_media":2463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2863,4199,4206,1625,2777,3320,2796,5301,2816,3540],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alice-springs","category-awards","category-events","category-flinders-nt","category-katherine","category-medicine","category-nhulunbuy","category-nt-placement","category-remote-and-rural-interprofessional-placement-learning","category-rural-and-remote"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}