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The ARA Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) is an award for distinguished and exceptional service to rheumatology in Australasia and elsewhere in some or all of the following areas: Training/Teaching; Educational; Administrative (ARA, Arthritis Australia or similar body); Clinical; Research.
The DSM is awarded to a senior member of ARA in good standing (membership of 20 years+) who may be currently retired from active practice.
A medal plus certificate of acclamation signed by the current ARA President will be presented at ARA ASM Conference Dinner by the President.
Annually, up to 2 awards may be awarded.
To be eligible for the ARA DSM the member needs to be nominated by three (3) current members of the ARA. The nominations will be considered by the ARA Award Committee consisting of current President and three (3) Past Presidents of ARA (chosen by President). Up to two (2) awards may be recommended by the committee each year.
How to Nominate: Send a letter of nomination signed by three (3) members of the ARA and a copy of the nominee’s CV to:
The Honorary Secretary Australian Rheumatology Association 145 Macquarie Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Via email: ara@rheumatology.org.au
Applications not yet open for 2022.
2019 Dr Jack Edelman 2018 Susan Read and Raymond White 2015 James Bertouch 2014 Kathleen Tymms 2013 Prue Manners 2012 Ken Muirden 2011 Stephen Milazzo and Laurence Clemens 2010 John Hamilton 2009 Leslie Cleland and John Edmonds 2008 Andrew Brook 2007 Peter Brooks and Julien de Jager 2006 Bryan Emmerson 2005 John Hassall and Ray Robinson 2004 John B Webb 2001 Brian Corrigan and John York