The Challenge Award was renamed to the Margaret Tobin Challenge Award in December 2002. The renaming of the award was to recognise the late Dr Margaret Tobin’s contribution to RACMA and for her passion in developing leadership in the field of mental health.
This Challenge award is presented to the highest calibre Candidate presentation (12 minutes) aligned to the conference theme or sub themes.
Presentations should be limited to a maximum of 12 minutes, with a further three minutes allocated to questions.
The Award will be presented to the Candidate who presents a paper of the highest quality in the opinion of the judging panel. This panel will comprise the Censor in Chief, and Chairs Continuing Education Program Committee and Education and Training Committee.
State/Territory/New Zealand Committees are asked to encourage a number of Candidates to present a paper for the Award. These are then shortlisted and a Candidate representative is nominated and declared to the National Office.
Click Here for the Margaret Tobin Challenge Award Regulation.
Past Challenge Award recipients:
| 2024 | Dr Josh Manukonga |
| 2023 | Dr Nathan Vos |
| 2022 | Dr Jerry Abraham Alex |
| 2020/21 | Dr Brian Yow |
| 2019 | Dr Rajdeep Ubeja |
| 2018 | Dr Amber Winter |
| 2017 | Dr Piraveen Pirakalathanan |
| 2016 | Dr Sonia Chanchlani |
| 2015 | Dr Sean Keogh |
| 2014 | Dr Sergio diez Alvarez |
| 2013 | Dr Paul Eleftheriou |
| 2012 | Dr Leah Barrett-Beck |
| 2011 | Dr Glendon Farrow |
| 2010 | Dr Bennie Ng |
| 2010 | Dr Heidi Yeats |
| 2009 | Dr Albert Ip |
| 2008 | Dr Erwin Loh |
| 2007 | Dr Marc Lacos |
| 2006 | Dr Nick Fletcher |
| 2005 | Dr Malcolm Mohr |
| 2004 | Dr Alison Dwyer |
| 2003 | Dr Craig Margetts |
| 2002 | Dr P.K. Loh |
| 2001 | Dr Mark Lubliner |
| 2000 | Dr John Gallichio |
| 1999 | Dr Campbell Miller |
| 1999 | Professor Leslie Burnett |
| 1998 | Dr Leonie Katekar |
| 1997 | Dr Bernard Street |
| 1996 | Dr Jennifer Majoor |
| 1995 | Dr Andrew Baker |
| 1994 | Dr John De Campo |
| 1993 | Dr Michael Cleary |
| 1992 | Dr Shane Kelly |
| 1991 | Dr Richard Cockington |
| 1991 | Dr Marcus Hodge |
| 1990 | Dr Michael Walsh |