It was a celebration of the very best of Peter Mac last night, as the annual staff excellence awards winners were announced at the Annual Snapshot event.

Judged by Peter Mac’s Executive team, the seven Peter Mac Award categories reflect Peter Mac’s Strategic Pillars and recognise the winner’s exceptional commitment and contributions.

The team and individual winners illustrate the breadth and quality of work undertaken across clinical, research, and support services at Peter Mac.

The event, held both online and in person for the first time since 2019, also reflected on another busy year at Peter Mac, in which many advancements were made in pursuit of the very best research-led cancer care and treatment.

Director of Peter Mac’s Academic Nursing Unit Professor Mei Krishnasmy delivered the keynote address, sharing her division’s significant achievements across training, education, strategic-planning, and research.

Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care The Honourable Ged Kearney MP also attended, speaking affectionately about her nursing background and a great admiration for Peter Mac’s work.  

Warmest congratulations to all the winners, who were selected from almost seventy entries submitted by colleagues:

  • The Chief Executive’s Award
    Peter Mac’s Day Therapy team
     
  • World’s Best Cancer Care
    Radiation Oncologist Dr Tsien Fua
    The Anatomical Pathology Department
     
  • World’s Best Cancer Discovery and Translation
    Research Program Head Dr Kylie Gorringe
    The Molecular Genomics Core Facility
     
  • Networks, Partnerships and Enterprise
    Business and Contracts Manager Ling Na Yan
    The Zanubritinib Clinical Development team
     
  • Leading Our People
    Procurement Manager Paul Smith
    Database Managers Trista Koproski and Iris Liu
     
  • World-class Cancer Education
    Urologist Dr Brian Kelly
    The Cancer Nursing Discovery Program team
     
  • Exceptional Patient Experience
    Senior Pharmacist Allan Shum
    The Peter Mac @ Home team


Peter Mac Board Director the Honourable Maxine Morand AM, said “The past year at Peter Mac has been one of adaptability, growth, and innovation. While addressing the evolving challenges of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, I am proud that Peter Mac has maintained a global leadership role in health and research, making continued advances in delivering world’s best cancer care.”

In praising the work of award winners and everybody working at Peter Mac, Chief Executive Professor Shelley Dolan said, “my sincerest thanks and congratulations to all of our Peter Mac people. As I hear from many of our patients, Peter Mac is a very special place – because of all of you.”