The Dr Harry Cumberland Travelling Scholarship aims to encourage and support junior research clinicians at Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) and cover travel expenses related to local and overseas conference opportunities to present and showcase their work.
The Department of Gastroenterology and the Division of Surgery established the Dr Harry Cumberland Travelling Scholarship in recognition of the significant contribution to surgery and gastroenterology made by Dr Harry Cumberland at RNSH over his 40 year highly distinguished career.
Dr Harry Cumberland was a general surgeon at RNSH from 1951-1984. He was the first surgical registrar at RNSH and on completion of his training he was offered a surgical consultant position. During his 40 year career at RNSH, he held several leadership roles and in 1974, he was appointed the first chairman of the Department of Gastroenterology and Head of the Department of Surgery from 1976 – 1984, when he retired.
To submit an application, applicants must:
- Hold a recognised specialist qualification in Medicine.
- Hold a current clinical appointment within RNSH and registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
- Be a permanent employee of RNSH for a minimum of 12 months at the closing date of application.
- Submit an abstract that has scientific merit for potential presentation at a national or international conference.
Note: the research must have been carried out on the RNSH campus.
Applications close at 11:59pm on Monday, 20 January 2025
Please contact the Gastroenterology Department for any research related questions ([email protected]) or the SERT Institute ([email protected] ) with any administration questions or if technical difficulties are experienced while submitting an application.