WIDE BAY Hospital and Health Service has unveiled an Honour Board to recognise its Fraser Coast Medical Education Awardees.

The Honour Board was designed and donated by the Hervey Bay Woodcrafts Club, which is linked to the health service through retired Hervey Bay Hospital surgeon Dr Henk Van Rooyen.

Russell McCaliece, the President of the Hervey Bay Woodcrafts Club, crafted the beautiful board out of special 7 ply laminated hoop pine.

Director of Clinical Training for Hervey Bay Hospital Dr John Inderhaug said the health service was grateful to the Hervey Bay Woodcrafts Club for putting their time, effort and expertise into the Honour Board.

“It’s wonderful to have the Hervey Bay Woodcrafts Club support our hospital and provide us with an Honour Board that highlights the outstanding educators within our local hospital team,” Dr Inderhaug said.

“To have skilled members of the club design and craft it provides our hospital with a high-quality Honour Board which also has a true connection to the community that we partner with and support each day. It is from the Community, for the Community.

“It adds to that connection that a former member of our team, Dr Van Rooyen is a member of the club and contributed to the creation of the Honour Board.

Dr Van Rooyen served at Hervey Bay Hospital as a staff specialist surgeon for 18 years from 2003-2021, and held the position of clinical director in 2003/2004 and again in 2006/2007. He also served as the University of Queensland (UQ) Rural Clinical School Hervey Bay Discipline Lead for Surgery and Senior Lecturer for many years.

The Honour Board was unveiled by Dr Inderhaug and by the UQ Rural Clinical School representative Associate Professor Penelope Prasad at the April Grand Rounds.