This prize, donated by, and awarded in memory of Dr Bernard Nicholson, is awarded to the outstanding Candidate at the oral examinations. Dr Nicholson was a Past-President of the College and played a major role in its establishment.
Past Bernard Nicholson Prize recipients
| 2024 | Dr Duncan Mackay |
| 2023 | No Prize Awarded |
| 2022 | Dr Marlow Coates |
| 2021 | No Prize Awarded |
| 2020 | Dr Jeremy Wellwood |
| 2019 | No Prize Awarded |
| 2018 | Dr Singithi Chandrasiri |
| 2017 | Dr Lloyd McCann |
| 2016 | No Prize Awarded |
| 2015 | No Prize Awarded |
| 2014 | Dr Sara Thorn |
| 2014 | Dr Audrey Koay |
| 2013 | Dr Joseph McGirr |
| 2012 | Dr Margaret Wilsher |
| 2011 | Dr Jacinta Powell |
| 2010 | Dr Luis Prado |
| 2009 | No Prize Awarded |
| 2008 | No Prize Awarded |
| 2007 | Dr David Alcorn |
| 2006 | No prize awarded |
| 2005 | Dr Alison Dwyer |
| 2004 | Dr Humsha Naidoo |
| 2003 | Dr Robyn Lawrence |
| 2002 | Dr Tamsin Waterhouse |
| 2001 | No Prize awarded |
| 2000 | Dr Beth Kotze |
| 2000 | Dr Paul Tridgell |
| 1999 | Dr Dennis Pisk |
| 1998 | Dr Jennifer King |
| 1997 | No Prize awarded |
| 1996 | No Prize awarded |
| 1995 | Dr Gareth Goodier |
| 1994 | No Prize awarded |
| 1993 | Dr Debra Graves |
| 1992 | Dr Heather Wellington |
| 1991 | Dr Norma Nickel |
| 1990 | Dr Michael Walsh |
| 1989 | Dr Paul Scown |
| 1988 | Dr Greg Stewart |
| 1987 | Dr Donna O’Sullivan |
| 1986 | Dr Richard Ashby |
| 1985 | Dr Barbara Grunseit |
| 1985 | Dr Tim Smyth |
| 1984 | Dr Peter Sainsbury |
| 1983 | Dr George Lipton |
| 1982 | Dr Barrie Heyworth |
| 1981 | Dr Jennifer Alexander |
| 1980 | Dr Cedric Gibbs |
| 1979 | Dr Peter Southgate |
| 1978 | Dr Peter Stanley |
| 1977 | Dr Ross Ulman |
| 1976 | Dr Peter Morse |
| 1975 | Dr Susan Britton |
| 1975 | Dr Barry Catchlove |
| 1974 | Dr Mary Stannard |
| 1973 | Dr David Fry |
| 1973 | Dr Alexander Shearer |
| 1972 | Dr Clifford Flower |
| 1971 | Dr Myles Kehoe |
| 1970 | Dr Trevor Wood |