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THE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION , HON JASON CLARE MP ( RIGHT ) PRESENTED
OLIVER CRONIN (' 02 ) WITH HIS FULBIRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP DURING A FULBRIGHT
GALA DINNER AT THE GREAT HALL , PARLIAMENT HOUSE , CANBERRA
OLIVER
CRONIN (’ 02 ) – FULBRIGHT
SCHOLAR
An Old Boy from the Class of 2002 has earned the right to join a group of distinguished alumni which includes 30 heads of government – and 53 Nobel Prize winners .
Dr Oliver Cronin (’ 02 ), an interventional gastroenterologist , has been awarded a 2023 Fulbright Future Scholarship . This scholarship is known as ‘ the American Rhodes Scholarship ’. He will spend six months at the Department of Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy at NYU Langone , a thought-leading , world-renowned centre of excellence . This high-volume centre has a strong research focus , particularly around innovation and quality endoscopy .
Oliver has completed three years of additional sub-specialty training in advanced endoscopic tissue resection , predominantly at Westmead Hospital . He has previously been awarded a postgraduate National Health and Medical Research Council scholarship to undertake a PhD on the Science of Cold Snare Polypectomy through the University of Sydney . His research focuses on bowel cancer prevention , high-quality endoscopy and advanced endoscopic tissue resection techniques to remove pre-malignant and early gastrointestinal cancers .
Oliver has published extensively , and his manuscripts have been featured in the world ’ s leading gastroenterology journals . He currently holds appointments at Northern Health , Barwon Health and Epworth Hospitals . Oliver is looking forward to collaborating with his colleagues in New York with the overall aim of improving the safety and efficacy of all those requiring an endoscopic procedure .
Outside of work , Oliver is looking forward to exploring the USA with his wife Katie , and their young daughters Georgia and Margot .
DR HARRIS EYRE – UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
SAM TAUBERT BRINGS HOME SOCCER GOLD
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SAM TAUBERT (' 05 ) WITH HIS
TRANSPLANT GAMES GOLD MEDAL
In June of this year , over 2000 athletes from more than 35 countries descended on Perth to take part in the 24th World Transplant Games . The games first began in 1978 in Portsmouth , UK with this year being the third time they have been held in Australia . The Games are a celebration of a second chance of life , a demonstration of the success of transplant surgery and the promotion of a global message of organ donation awareness . Sam Taubert (‘ 06 ) represented Australia in squash , tennis and soccer with the Australian soccer team beating Germany and England before going on to win gold in the final against Italy .
Sam underwent a heart transplant in 2004 whilst completing Year 11 . Following the surgery , Sam returned to school to complete VCE and then completed a degree in Engineering . Sam underwent a second heart transplant whilst working as an engineer . Since his second transplant Sam has become a strong advocate of organ donation and is currently the chairman of the charity Donor Mate , an organisation which highlights the importance of organ donation with targeted campaigns towards younger Australians .
The opportunities for organ donations are rare with only one per cent of the population dying in a way that allows them to be an organ donor . If you are not a registered organ donor , then please consider registering and just as importantly please talk to your loved ones about your wishes . To find our more information please visit https :// www . donormate . org . au /.