The full list of our 2025 International Day of the Midwife and International Nurses Day award winners. 
 

Congratulations to all the midwives and nurses who received awards as part of our facilities' celebrations for International Day of the Midwife and International Nurses Day 2025. Here is the full list of winners. 
 

Balmain Hospital 

• Partnering with Patients, Carers, Community & Clinicians: Caroline Battin, John Beasley Ward  

• Improving Patient Safety & Quality Care: Pramisha Dhungana, Lever Ward  

• New To Practice: Rakhi Pun, Lever Ward  

• Leadership & Professional Development: Steven Michael, NUM Lever Ward  

• Sian William’s Award for Excellence in Clinical Nursing: Michelle Wilson, GPC 
   

Canterbury Hospital 

• New Graduate Nurse of the Year 2025: RN Linh-Tam Do, Telopea Ward  

• Excellence in Nursing Award: RN Hang Ho, Emergency Department   

International Day of the Midwife awards   

• New to Practice Award: RM Esraa Lababidi, Birthing Unit  

• Elizabeth Martin Award: RM Hanan Hannaway, Waratah Ward  

 

Concord Hospital  

• Executive Award: Jackie Laurens, Nurse Manager Health Informatics  
• New Graduate Awards:  Anne An, RN Intensive Care Unit, Samuel Fung, RN Emergency Department and Bomi Kim, RN 1 East 

•  Perioperative Nurses Award: Naomi Franks, NUM Recovery, Perioperative Services  

• Jan Bell and Diane Watson Scholarship: Ghadeer Mohsin, RN Ward 3A  

• Gastroenterology/ Hepatology Nursing Scholarship: Rebecca Khalifa, RN Liver Clinic and Jennifer Dabinett, CNE Ward 1 East  

• Professor Dan Neuroscience Scholarship: Vanessa Markham, CNS Ward 5 North  

• Celia Curteis Memorial Scholarship: Cindy Wu, CNC Respiratory  

• Clifford Buchanan Memorial Scholarship: Lorenzo Rupolo, CNS ward 3B  

• Usha Khandke Memorial Scholarship: Worlali Glover, CNS Ward 4 North  

• Cardiology Training Nurses Award: Rojina Gurung, RN Ward 3 East  

• Lodge Chelmsford Technology Scholarship: Young In Kim, CNS Day Therapy Centre  

Concord Hospital NUM's Choice Awards   

• Ward 3A: Dipesh Shrestha, CNE 

• Ward 3B: Nagadivyaa Chandra, CNS  

• Ward 2A: Angela Winkler, CNS 

• Ward 2B: Cherie Farley, CNS 

• Ward 17: Inki Yun, RN 

• Day Therapy Centre: Monica Rodrigues De Barros, CNS 

• Apheresis and Cell Therapy Unit: Vivienne Chan, CNS 

• Medical Imaging: Ming Chan, CNS 

• Ward 4 East: Nikki Huynh, RN  

• Ward 1A: Elaine Dagasdas, RN 

• Concord Centre for Palliative Care: Renee Thomson, RN 

• Ward 3 North: Hee Jung Choi, A/CNC 

• Ward 3 East: Sharon Lee, RN 

• Cardiac Cath Lab: Neng Leng, RN 

• Ward 4 North: Erlinda Estrella, CNS 

• Ward 5 North: Bingbing Liu, RN  

• Ward 5 East: Asha Saji, RN 

• Ward 1C/ 6 North: Catherine Stephen, RN 

• Yaralla House: Zhan Wan, RN 

• Emergency Department: Mitchell Chamber, RN 

• Intensive Care Unit:  Rosily Mathew, CNS  

• Ward 1 North: Ester Roh, RN 

• Ward 1 East: Joo Hahm, RN 

• Ward 1 West/ ACE: Judy Choi, RN 

• Satellite Dialysis: Ivanka Begley, RN 

• Ward 6 East: Bijay Rajbhandari, RN 

• Ward 7 North: Jaida Duncan, EN 

• Ward 2 West- DOSAC, Sarah Bradley, RN 

• Anaesthetics: Akosita Navusolo, RN 

• Recovery: Julia Kang, RN 

• Perioperative Nursing Team 1: Chantel Konrote, RN 

•  Perioperative Nursing Team 2: Samriddhi Karki, RN 

•  Perioperative Nursing Team 3: Christina Kang, RN 

• Perioperative Nursing Team 4:  Brandon Huynh, RN 

• Drug Health: Rafael Jung, RN 

Mental Health Services  

• Douglas Grant award for Excellence in Aboriginal Healthcare: Rachel Cook, Registered Nurse, Short Stay Unit, Professor Marie Bashir Centre 

•  Stan Alchin Award in recognition of Transforming Practice and Education: Pukkaporn (Fix) Sangvatanakul, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Infection Prevention and Control 

•  Helen Blum Award in recognition of Sharing the Journey with Consumers: Gabriella (Gabbie) Smith, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Perinatal Infant Mental Health Services 

•  2025 Leadership Award: Ramzi Rifi, Acting Nursing Unit Manning & Manning East, Concord Centre for Mental Health 

•  2025 Mental Health Nurse of the Year Award: Amy Wang, Registered Nurse, Manning East, Concord Centre for Mental Health 

RPA  

• Graduate Nurses Association Award First Time Presenter: Eugenia Ashiadey, Registered Nurse, 7W1 Hematology   

• Excellence in Research & Quality Improvement: Elio Mendoza Sanabria, Registered Nurse, Cardiothoracic ICU                                            
• Excellence in Clinical Practice EN/AIN: Talei Williams, Enrolled Midwife, Fetal Medicine Unit   

• Outstanding Graduate Nurse or Midwife: Scott Chin, Registered Midwife, Women’s & Babies   

• Excellence in Clinical Practice RN: Chanqi Mou, Registered Nurse, Rheumatology Department   

• Excellence in Clinical Practice RM: Emily Leefhelm, Registered Midwife, Delivery Ward   

• Maureen Ryan Award for Excellence in Midwifery: Tara Aurakzai, Midwifery Manager, Women’s & Babies    

• Excellence in Leadership: James Mortimore, Nursing Unit Manager, 8W1 Orthopaedics   

• Excellence in Education: Ellen Burrows, Clinical Nurse Educator, Neurosurgical ICU   

• Nursing Executive Recognition of Excellence: Margaret Golding, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Chronic Kidney Disease