AustLit
Subcategory of Awards — Australian Awards
History
'Dr Ross Ingram was the first Indigenous person from NSW to be accepted into the University of Newcastle’s Medical School and the first Wiradjuri person to become a doctor.
'The competition is open to any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person who is working, researching or training in a health-related field. Entries should use an example or a story, to present original and positive ideas aimed at promoting health gains and health equity for Australia’s Indigenous peoples.
'They need not be written in formal academic style with extensive referencing, but supporting references can be used where appropriate. Essays should be no more than 2000 words long.
'The winner will receive a $4,000 cash prize and the winning essay will be published in the MJA.' (https://www.mja.com.au/author-centre/awards/dr-ross-ingram-memorial-prize)
Notes
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Essay competition open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are undertaking work, study or research in Indigenous Health. The competition was named in memory of Dr Ross Ingram, a young Aboriginal GP who worked in Leeton, NSW until his death from heart disease in 2003. The prize is worth $5,000 (Source: Australian Medical Association website http://www.ama.com.au/web.nsf/doc/WOOD-6CSAJN sighted LB 6/7/05)
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2010
recipient Jane Harrison for Healing our communities, healing ourselves : Jane Harrison — Med J Aust 2010; 192 (10): 556-557. -
Year: 2006
recipient Dennis McDermott for Unknown family at the taxi stand : Dennis McDermott — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 519-520. -
Year: 2005
recipient A Healthier Way to Live 2005 single work essay
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 15 June no. 353 2005; (p. 30-31) Geoffrey Angeles remembers a better way of life for the Aboriginal people of Darwin, where fish trap hunting, together with traditional ways of supplementing diet, played a significiant part in the health and well-being of the population. Inaugural winner
Works About this Award
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Stories on Health Win Award 2011 single work column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 23 June vol. 10 no. 228 2011; (p. 22)Ms Lindy Moffatt, an Indigenous Visiting Research Fellow at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), won the essay prize for her essay, 'Mental Illness or Spiritual Illness : What Should We Call It?'
This story can be found at http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/194_10_160511/mof10395_fm.html
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'Jacko' Takes Out Ingram Essay Award 2005 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 15 June no. 353 2005; (p. 17)
