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The scholarship program, launched in 2016, has to date supported 263 Ramsay staff members or teams with more than $700,000 in financial support.

Ramsay Australia’s Chief People Officer, Caren Schadel, said the program was established to support the ongoing professional development of Ramsay employees. 

“Ramsay Health Care is committed to offering its people opportunities to grow their knowledge and skills to help realise their professional goals,” Ms Schadel said. 

“Past winners include Emily Price from the NSW Coding Team, who used a $3,000 scholarship to develop a clinical coding roadshow; and Maya Khanna, a physiotherapist at Mt Wilga Private Hospital who used a $1,000 scholarship for a mentorship to support her studies in women’s health.”

This year’s recipients include Abosede Afinjuomo, a Registered Nurse from Ramsay Clinic Adelaide who can now undertake a Diploma in Mental Health Counselling; Stephanie McKenna from Joondalup Health Campus who can now do a Masters in Nursing and become a Nurse Practitioner; and Marc Bruneau, a physiotherapist from The Southport Private Hospital who will undertake a Masters of Medical Research. 

“Congratulations to the winners of the first round of 2023 scholarships. I wish you every success in your development as you grow your knowledge and skills to benefit patients as well as your team members,” Ms Schadel said. 

The program offers scholarships in five categories: 

Category 1: Continuing Professional Development Scholarship (Individual) $1000 These scholarships are to assist employees to further their careers through short courses, workshops or conferences to a maximum value of $1000 per individual scholarship.

Category 2: Continuing Professional Development Scholarship (Team) $3000 This scholarship is available for a team who wish to seek funding to cover costs for running a workshop, conference, or professional development opportunity for a collective group of staff. This scholarship may cover program costs as well as costs such as venue hire, catering, books etc. to a maximum value of $3000 per team scholarship.

Category 3: Undergraduate & Postgraduate Scholarship $5000 Available to undertake undergraduate & postgraduate certificates, diplomas, degrees or masters programs to support the development of in studies relevant to their current or future career pathway at an Australian University or Registered Training Organisation to a maximum value of $5000 per scholarship.

Category 4: People Caring for People Scholarship (Individual) $1500 Available to employees who have an interest supporting one another in the workplace. This scholarship will provide employees the opportunity to become trainers / coaches / subject matter experts in areas such as resilience, mindset, coaching, organisational pyschology, change management and / or wellbeing in the workplace.

Category 5: Allied Health Rehabilitation Research-based Postgraduate Scholarship $5000 Available to any Nursing or Allied Health employees who are interested in, or already in pursuit of, a research-based Masters or PHD in the following specialty areas of Rehabilitation: Neurology, Cardiology, Oncology, Orthopaedics, Respiratory or Persistent Pain to a maximum value of $5000 per scholarship.

The next round of applications will open in April 2023.