Funding for clinicians to undertake important research
A total of $1.275 million has been awarded to four Western Australian researchers to support WA Health employees in pursuing high-quality research projects to lead to better outcomes in Western Australia’s public health system, while continuing to perform some of their clinical duties.
The Clinician Research Fellowships Program is a joint initiative of the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund and the Raine Medical Research Foundation.
The program provides salary and project funding through 3-year fellowships to health experts including allied health and health sciences, dental, medical, nursing and midwifery professions, to undertake research.
Recipients were assessed based on merit by an independent scientific peer review panel and the Clinician Research Fellowship Advisory panel. Further information about the CRF Program recipients can be found at Past Recipients - Raine Medical Research Foundation (rainefoundation.org.au) (external link).
The CRF 2024 recipients are shown below.
| Recipient | WA Health institution | Project title | Funding awarded |
| Dr Bernadette Ricciardo | Fiona Stanley Hospital | Moorditj Marp (strong skin) – SHARE Program for Aboriginal Children | $422,105.31 |
| Dr Peter Lau | Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | Treating Melanoma Resistant to Conventional Immunotherapy with Cell Therapy | $445,562 |
| Dr Martin Rabey | Royal Perth Hospital | Changing the focus of musculoskeletal pain to strengths-based pain protection | $303,652.04 |
| Dr Cynthia Hawks | Fiona Stanley Hospital | Nurse-led study reporting outcomes of combination intravesical therapy for bladder cancer | $104,272.25 |