The Department of Medicine (RMH/WH) established the prize to honour the contribution of Professor Richard Larkins. Larkins held the positions of Head of the Department of Medicine (RMH/WH) and the James Stewart Professor from 1984 to 1998, and was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences from 1998 to 2003.

The Larkins Prize (of approximately $1000) is awarded to the student achieving the highest results for the fourth year Bachelor of Science Honours course in the Department of Medicine (RMH/WH); students are nominated by the Head of Department. The inaugural Richard Larkins Prize was presented in 2000 for students completing the course in 1999. Winners of the award are listed below.

2007

Slave Petrovski

2006

Evelyn Tsantikos

2005

Nhu-Y Nguyen

2004

Michael Braude and Andrew Lilja

2003

Amy Brennan and Anthea Pappas

2002

Margaret Shaw

2001

Elizabeth Bond

2000

Sonia Caruana and Sakeneh Zraika

1999

Amanda Notini

For more information contact Mr Nick Christopher, Department Manager, at nc@unimelb.edu.au or on +61 3 8344 3261.