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Development Grants

The Foundation provides grants on an annual basis in the following categories:

Dr Peter Stephenson Overseas Study Grant - $5,000

In 2010 a new grant was offered for overseas study. This grant has been established in recognition of the professional clinical care rendered by QAS to Dr Peter Stephenson, a Brisbane medical specialist who was seriously injured in a farming accident.

In support of the Foundation Dr Peter Stephenson has provided a grant of $5,000 for the professional development of Ambulance Officers. The grant provides financial assistance to attend an overseas clinical conference or similar educational activity.

The conference or activity must be relevant to paramedic practice, pre-hospital care or emergency medicine or ambulance operations, and recipients must be able to demonstrate that their attendance will help them to meet a career development objective and contribute to the knowledge base of the Queensland Ambulance Service.

This grant will be made to any Ambulance Officer for a significant contribution to the promotion or development of clinical or operational practice in ambulance services.

The grant will provide financial assistance for conference registration, fares and accommodation to attend a conference or similar activity in the pre-hospital care or emergency medicine fields.

Note:

Professional Development Grants

The Foundation also supports the professional development of Ambulance Officers by providing financial assistance to attend a conference or similar activity.

The conference or activity must be relevant to paramedic practice, pre-hospital care or emergency medicine, and recipients must be able to demonstrate that their attendance will help them to meet a career development objective.

This grant will be made to any Ambulance Officer for a significant contribution to the promotion or development of the corporate image of QAS generally.

The grant will provide financial assistance to attend a conference or similar activity in the pre-hospital care or emergency medicine fields.

There are a number of Professional Development Grants (ranging in value from $1,000 to $2,000) available depending on sponsors.  Currently these grants are sponsored by:

Sponsor Laerdal logo Tynan Mackenzie

 

United Voice Outstanding Student of the Year Grant - $2,000  Sponsor LHMU-AEA Logo

This award is offered to encourage students to strive for excellence throughout their course.

A grant of $2,000 will be provided to assist the student to further studies, competencies, or ambulance knowledge in their subsequent 12 months of full time service.

The grant recipient is selected from nominations made by educators from Queensland Combined Emergency Services Academy School of Ambulance and Paramedic Studies (QCESA), Regional Staff Development officers and the student’s immediate supervisors. 

The selection is made through a competitive assessment process by a panel chaired by the Education and Development Manager. All QAS officers who have graduated from their education program in the twelve months preceding the grant are eligible.

The winner of this grant will be a uniformed QAS student from a QAS educational program who has completed their program in the preceding 12 months, having demonstrated consistent outstanding performance throughout their studies.

Applicants must be nominated by QCESA School of Education Lutwyche Campus or the Regional Manager Staff Development through QCESA School of Education Lutwyche Campus.

Please click on this link for the nomination form to be filled in by a Clinical Support Officer.

For further information on eligibility, suitability, judging criteria and performance criteria please click on these links for the Grants Info Table (PDF / 44 KB) and the Obligations Booklet (PDF / 58 KB).

Past Recipients

 

QAS Outstanding Student Paramedic Graduate

QAS Professional Development Grant

2003

Wayne Thurston

John Murray

 

 

Introduction of 12 lead ECG for Thrombolysis by Intensive Care Paramedics

2004

Julie Mann

Gavin Leader

 

 

Remote Paramedic Practice experience in Ghana

2005

Tony Wilson

Greg Buck

 

Helping Paramedics deal with the loss of a child

Emergency Institute Conference

2006

Brad Hardy

Rohan Foote

 

 

International Society Aeromedical Services & Flight Nurses Australia Conference

 

LHMU Outstanding Student
of the Year Grant

QAS Professional Development Grant

2007

Michele Dalton

John Hinder

 

 

To devise clinical checking systems that assist us as a team to perform clinical procedures.

2008

Sarah Windsor

Brooke Sauer

 

 

Attend a Trauma Nursing Core Course

2009

Melissa Bradway

John Hammond

 

 

Attend Australian Institute of Management courses - Implementing Operational Plans & Managing Generational Difference in the Workplace

2010

Ralph Wilkinson

Not awarded 2010

 

United Voice Outstanding
Student of the Year Grant

QAS Professional Development Grant

2011

Carmen Jensen

Warren Kellett
   

Managing Geographically Dispersed Teams
   

Brad Setch
   

Vehicle Relocation for Patient Extrication


General Administration

Grants are announced and arrangements advised for subsequent presentation at the annual Foundation Patron’s Day Gala Dinner.

The decision of the Foundation Committee Members shall be final in all matters relating to any grant.

All eligible QAS personnel are strongly encouraged to enter these prestigious and most worthy grants in the spirit of continuing the work carried out by Ambulance Officer Kenneth James McPherson DSM.

Caution

The Foundation reserves the right to alter procedures, guidelines or awards described herein at any time, should the need arise.  Should it do so, the Foundation will modify these communications media and abide by its published criteria from a period no less than 14 days prior to the deadline for student submissions published annually.


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Last updated 8 February 2012