Dr. Carl Richard Jackson 20th April 1978 - 21st July 2008

Carl died on 21st July 2008 He was 30 years old His family & friends were devasted How could this be ? He had overcome great hurdles and had reached his Goal to be a Doctor

Dr. Carl Richard Jackson 20th April 1978 - 21st July 2008

Carl was a dedicated student

He loved education If he set his mind to learning a new skill he achieved it – Carl worked hard He loved Sydney University…particularly the Great Hall His family decided to honour his memory by setting up a Medical Scholarship.

Dr. Carl Richard Jackson 20th April 1978 - 21st July 2008

Carl was a great lover of technology and so it will be his Website and the Medical Scholarship, set up in his name that enables those left behind to revisit and remember this lovely man. It will also help those still to come to learn about the person affectionately known as ‘Carly’

Dr. Carl Richard Jackson 20th April 1978 - 21st July 2008

At the time of his death, Carl was a Resident Medical Officer at Gosford Hospital and was working towards achieving his next goal, which was to become an orthopaedic surgeon.

Dr. Carl Richard Jackson Medical Scholarship

Established in 2009

by the family and friends of Carl Richard Jackson

to commemorate his life.

http://www.drcarljackson.id.au/

Scholarship Details

• The Dr. Carl Richard Jackson Scholarship, was established with the University of Sydney in 2009 in honour of Carl and will exist in perpetuity.

• Each year Carl’s Scholarship will be awarded to two Australian medical students to assist them to work and gain experience in a developing country, which is presently Cambodia

• The students are selected by a panel comprised of a family member and representatives from the University

Dr. Carl Richard Jackson Scholarship

Dr. Carl Richard Jackson Scholarship

Scholarship Details • The students will spend between 4 to 8 weeks working in a

Cambodian hospital, surgical rehabiliation facility, rural medical facility or a combination of these

In accordance with the Terms & Conditions the students need to : • Be Australian Citizens • Be candidates for the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery at Sydney University • Agree to undertake an elective in Cambodia

Why is the Scholarship for an Elective &

Why Cambodia

Cambodia was chosen as the recipient country because of its overwhelming need for medical assistance and training. Carl experienced this first hand when he did his medical placement there in 2006.

First Scholarship Recipients 2010

Katherine Miller Elective Term

(completed Year 3)

Adrian Lo ILA

(completed Year 1) .

Carl’s Scholarship in Action

Katherine Miller : National Paediatric Hospital, 2010 Phnom Penh

Impressions : Someone said once that Cambodia changes you forever. They were right. I have seen kindness with no bounds from a people who have lost everything. I have watched dedicated doctors improve life with cardboard. They rebuild children because children are the future of this country. I have learned and seen things that I would never, and probably will never see in Australia. Cambodia has changed me, it has educated me, it has shifted my once-insular Western perspective to something else.

National Paediatric Hospital

NPH is a government-run Paediatric hospital located in Phnom Penh. It was initially established in 1974 as the Institute for the Protection of Children’s Health. The hospital is managed by the Ministry of Health. As of January 2012 there were 91 doctors, 223 nurses and 11 administration staff.

Carl’s Scholarship in Action

Adrian Lo : National Paediatric Hospital, 2010 Phnom Penh

Impressions : I spent the whole time in the surgical department, watching mostly orthopaedic procedures on deformities we just don’t see in Australia. Things like osteotomies on children suffering Rickets, triple arthrodesis surgery for talipes equinovarus and hip surgery for children who had congenital hip dysplasia but weren’t picked up until well into their childhood.

Carl’s Scholarship in Action

Adrian Lo : National Paediatric Hospital, 2010 Phnom Penh

Impressions : I grappled with the many reasons why such preventable deformities would still be happening, but after visiting cultural sites like Tuol Sleng (S21 prision camp) and Choeung Ek (the Killing Fields) I realized this small nation, including their medical system, is in the process of being dragged back into the 21st century after the Khmer Rouge regime sent it hurtling back to an agrarian society only 30 years ago.

Scholarship Recipients 2011

Alana Lessi Elective Term

(completed Year 3)

Andrew Emanuel Elective Term

(completed Year 3)

Carl’s Scholarship in Action

Alana Lessi : National Paediatric Hospital, 2011 Phnom Penh

Impressions : My first impression of (NPH) was one of diversity. I began on the respiratory ward, where Dr Cheung was in the middle of conducting a teaching ward round in English, French and Khmer all at once! He was interactive and the students were clearly enjoying being pushed to come up with on-the-spot hypothesis for their patients’ state of ill health. His drive to get students up to speed in foreign languages is indicative of the NPH’s focus on encouraging local students and doctors to train overseas and bring their skills and knowledge home to share.

Carl’s Scholarship in Action

Andrew Emanuel : Childrens Surgical Centre, 2011 Phnom Penh Angkor Children's Hospital, Siem Reap

Impressions : Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC) is a non-governmental which provides free surgery to disabled Cambodian children and adults. I went with a primary goal of learning about paediatric anaesthetics and even though there was plenty of anaesthetic teaching, I feel the surgical experience offered by CSC was the most beneficial to my education

Children’s Surgical Centre

CSC provides free surgery to disabled Cambodian children and adults. An elective at CSC is suited to students who are interested in surgery as it is a small hospital that focuses on orthopaedics, plastic surgery and ophthalmology

Children’s Surgical Centre

The Operating Facilities comprise just four rooms – the operating theatre with 3 tables next to each other, the small recovery room, the ward and the consulting room.

Angkor Hospital for Children,

Inpatient department at AHC. AHC is an NGO paediatric teaching hospital set up by a charity known as “Friends without a Border” . It provides free healthcare to Cambodian children under the age of 16.

Scholarship Recipients 2012

Louise Greenup Elective Term

(completed Year 3)

Tom Morley Elective Term

(completed Year 3)

Carl’s Scholarship in Action

Louise Greenup : Childrens Surgical Centre, 2012 Phnom Penh Helen Bonner Health Clinic Siem Reap

Impressions : My elective in Cambodia will hopefully prove to be the initiation of an enduring relationship of myself with a fascinating nation; plagued by decades of unthinkable torture yet strong, optimistic and determined to regain its footing on the world stage.

Helen Bonner Health Clinic

My second placement was at the Helen Bonner Health Clinic, Siem Reap, part of the Non Government Organisation, New Hope

Carl’s Scholarship in Action

Louise Greenup : Helen Bonner Health Clinic 2012 Siem Reap

Impressions : In addition to the Helen Bonner Health Clinic, New Hope consists of a school, training restaurant, farm and outreach centre...in just four years; the school started out in a shack with no walls and now occupies an impressive two story facility, purpose built for educating the very poor. The health of villagers has also vastly improved in this time, however their living conditions remain as third world, with no running water or electricity and sometimes fertiliser bags for walls.

Carl’s Scholarship in Action

Tom Morley : 'Life Options' 2012 Kampong Speu Province 'Hope for Cambodian Children Foundation’ (HfCCF) Battambang province

Impressions : The first of my placements was completed under the guidance of the Australian NGO LifeOptions. This organisation identifies itself primarily as one concerned with health education, committed to responding to the requests and requirements of local community health workers.

'Life Options'

Impressions : Life Options under the direction of Gary and Denise Love, has been operating in the western world for 18 years to support families in identifying how they wish to live, and how to develop the skills they need to be strong in their commitment to their family choices.

'Hope for Cambodian Children Foundation’ (HfCCF)

Impressions : HfCCF is an Australian non-government, not-for-profit organisation and aims to give a future to children whose lives have been affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Cambodia, and seeks to provide support, healthcare and education to children and families.

Scholarship Recipients 2013

Joshua Serov

Elective Term (completed Year 3)

Carl’s Scholarship in Action

Joshua Serov : Rose Charities Australia 2013 Rehabilitation Centre, Sight Centre Phnom Penh Angkor Children's Hospital Siem Reap

Impressions : My last few weeks at Angkor Hospital for Children were the best I've had in Medicine. What they achieve at the hospital is phenomenal and it was an honour to see and help with what they do, extremely humbling

Scholarship Recipients 2014

Sally Plunkett Elective Term

(completed Year 3)

Elissa Calderwood Elective Term

(completed Year 3)

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Thank you for listening

Cathy & Brian Jackson