All tagged Awards
The ACEM korowai (Māori ceremonial cloak) is a prestigious garment which holds profound cultural meaning and significance. First worn by Past President Dr John Bonning at his inauguration in 2019, FACEM Dr Stephanie Bedford wore the korowai at the College’s graduation ceremony in late 2025.
“He aha ta mea nui o te ao? What is the most important thing in this world?
He tangata, he tangata, he tangata. It is people, it is people, it is people.”
This was the enduring message for around 100 delegates who made the journey from around Aotearoa, Australia, Canada, and the United States to attend the Aotearoa New Zealand Emergency Medicine Conference 2025.
At ACEM’s Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) in Adelaide across 24-28 November 2024, ACEM President FACEM Dr Stephen Gourley presented Jacqueline Gibson-Roos with an Honorary Fellowship of the College.
ACEM congratulates FACEMs Dr Paul Gaudry, Dr Richard Harrod and Associate Professor Anthony Holley who were each recognised for their services to emergency medicine.
Receiving a Premier’s Awards for Health and Medical Research for outstanding PhD research is a celebration of collaboration, says emergency physician FACEM Dr Rob Mitchell.
It was an “absolute honour” to receive this award, says FACEM Assistant Professor Luke Jeremijenko. “To be of service to your fellow man is one of the greatest privileges that there is on this planet.”
“Nothing is impossible” for Dr Kalpana Nath, whose hard work to become an emergency specialist in Fiji has been recognised by her peers.
