Award winners
These awards recognise the achievements of students who achieved the highest average mark across the units of a specific field.
These awards recognise the achievements of students who achieved the highest average mark across the units of a specific field.
This award acknowledges the student who achieves the highest average mark across the Professional Practice units. This award is proudly supported by the Cohen Family.
Alex Lotric is currently undertaking her pharmacy internship with Alfred Health, a leading tertiary hospital network in Melbourne. She was keen to put learnings from her undergraduate degree at Monash University into practice this year, and working at The Alfred has provided a dynamic and innovative environment to do just that.
Alex is passionate about improving the medication management of each of her patients and working collaboratively with other healthcare professionals. Alex’s short experience working in hospital pharmacy has already provided her insight into the significant impact that a pharmacist can have on patient care, which is enhanced by the increasing scope of practice available to pharmacists.
Post her internship, Alex is keen to apply for a SHPA foundation residency program to further develop her clinical pharmacy skills. She has a particular interest in areas such as oncology and haematology and hopes to one day work in this space. Alex is excited by the broad skillset that her Pharmacy degree has provided and knows she has a rewarding and dynamic journey ahead. In particular, she is keen to explore opportunities in leadership, education, and research as she moves forward with her career.
“Studying pharmacy has enlivened my passion for learning about the interplay of medicines and diseases and imparting this knowledge to patients and their families. I have my family, peers and teachers to thank for this achievement, who have all provided immense support throughout my pharmacy journey. I hope to do them proud as I embark on my career."
This award acknowledges the student who has achieved the highest average mark across the Comprehensive Care units. This award is proudly supported by Michael Halprin.
Since completing his Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) last year, Hua Long Li is now nearing the end of his internship at the St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne in addition to the Master of Pharmacy component of his degree.
Over the course of the year, Hua Long developed a passion for hospital pharmacy practice and wishes to continue his career in this field, whilst exploring the multitude of opportunities hospital pharmacy has to offer. Additionally, he wishes to seek out opportunities to return to the Parkville campus, this time as a potential teaching associate, assisting current and future pharmacy students with their studies.
"There has always been a big emphasis on teamwork throughout the pharmacy course, and so I want to say thank you to my friends and team members across each unit. Without them this achievement wouldn’t have been possible."
This award acknowledges the second year student who has achieved the highest average mark across the How the Body Works and How Medicines Works units. This award is proudly supported by Michael Halprin.
Rimsha Kalia is currently in the third year of her Bachelors in Pharmacy (Honours) and Master of Pharmacy degree.
Rimsha has experience working as a student pharmacist in both the community and hospital setting. She is a very motivated individual who is open to new opportunities and experiences to further develop her knowledge and skills. A key example of this was her involvement in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout where she was involved in aseptic vaccine preparation. This unique experience highlighted the integral role of pharmacists in the community as front-line healthcare workers.
Rimsha is proud to be a part of this incredible profession and is passionate to continue developing her knowledge which can be applied to her work to improve patient health outcomes.
"It is a great honour to receive this award. I would like to thank my family, friends and the Monash faculty for their continual support and the amazing opportunities given to me. This has been a very rewarding journey and I cannot wait to see where it takes me."
Ngoc Binh Hiep Le is currently in her third year of the pharmacy degree. Being an international student who lives independently far away from home, Hiep has always been resilient and hard-working in order to make her dream job as a pharmacist come true. The pharmacy course at Monash University so far has provided a great educational environment for Hiep to learn about the pharmacy world and develop her strengths and weaknesses.
"Don't be the best, be your best."
This award acknowledges the first year student who has achieved the highest cumulative mark across the physical chemistry units. This award is proudly supported by the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Bessie (Chunyi) Qian is currently a second year student in the Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science course. Her interest in science started from her childhood, and she decided to pursue this degree in the hope of not only expanding her scientific knowledge but also making some contribution to healthcare.
Alongside the course, Bessie tries to expand her skill sets via extracurricular activities. She participates actively in the Monash Parkville Student Union as student representative and Academic Officer to improve the learning experience of students in this campus. As a peer mentor and student volunteer, she tries to make the university life in this campus a memorable one for both herself and others by sharing her experience and giving a hand whenever she can.
Bessie looks forward to further developing her skills in pharmaceutical science during her third year and honours year and applying them in her future career.
"Stay curious towards both knowledge and new experiences, and keep the courage to give it a go when opportunities come up."