We were delighted to welcome recent academic prize winners, new Members, Fellows, and Honorary Fellows to the Faculty of Occupational Medicine on September 26th.
Held at the Royal College of Physicians, the event celebrated the achievements of those winning prizes in the FOM examinations, including the Diploma in Occupational Medicine (DOccMed) and the new Diploma in Occupational Health Practice (DipOHPrac), those awarded the MFOM specialist qualification, and those elected to Fellowship of the FOM.
Award and Prize winners: L-R: Dr Louise Hancock (2023 Peter Taylor Award Winner), Ms Lauren Foster-Thompson (DipOHPrac Prize – Winner), Dr Momeda Deen (Academic Dean and Deputy President), Dr Lisa Smyth (DOccMed Prize – Runner Up), Dr Anneka Varma (William Taylor Award – Winner), Ms Caroline Gibbs (DipOHPrac Prize – Runner Up).
New members: Back row, L-R: Dr Andrew Sproston, Dr Loren Zelic, Dr Emily Rawle, Dr Malachy Abah, Dr Mary McBride, Dr Oladapo Oladele Olayinka. Front row, L-R: Dr Shairana Naleem, Dr Kathleen Lin, Prof Steve Nimmo (Immediate Past President), Dr Momeda Deen (Academic Dean and Deputy President), Dr Jacqueline Furzeland.
New Fellows: Back row, L-R: Dr Elschen Kotzé, Dr Aingarapillai Samuel Thayalan, Dr Robbert Hermanns, Dr Yousef Habbab, Dr Gordon Jackson-Koku, Dr John Sterland. Front row: L-R: Dr Jacqueline Thompson, Dr Momeda Deen (Academic Dean and Deputy President), Prof Steve Nimmo (Immediate Past President), Prof Kevin Fenton CBE (Honorary Fellow), Dr Manawar Khan.
Awards in absentia
In addition, a number of winners and recipients were unable to join us. Congratulations also go to: Dr Arthur Barrow (DOccMed Prize – Winner), Dr Niqui Solomon (DOccMed Prize – Runner Up), Dr Jennifer Sealey (DipOHPrac Prize – Runner Up), Dr Alice Rutter (2024 Peter Taylor Award – Winner), Dr Alex Bacon (2024 Peter Taylor Award – Runner Up), Mr Andrew Walker (Honorary Fellow), Dr Dominic Haseldine (Fellow), Dr Mark Ferris (Fellow), Dr Sunita Hema Babu (Member), Dr Theo Booker (Member), Dr Kadambari Gokhale (Member), Dr Emil Hinov (Member), Dr Rose How (Member), Major Charles Lampl (Member), Dr Amy Pickles (Member), Dr Josef Wallace (Member), Dr Kirsty Wilson (Member). In addition, Mr Andrew Walker (Honorary Fellow), in attendance but not pictured.