Scholarships
The Bruce Mitchell Early Career Scholarship
Associate Professor Bruce Mitchell co-founded Pelvic Pain Victoria in 2015. Bruce had a distinguished career in medicine and research and is renowned as both a pain and sports physician, with Fellowships of the Australasian College of Sports and Exercise Physicians, The American College of Sports Medicine, The Australian Sports Medicine Federation and a Fellowship of Interventional Pain Practice.
Bruce, along with Angela Chia recognised the challenges facing clinicians in the poorly researched and complex field of pelvic pain. His vision was to bring the disciplines together to support clinicians and the patient and improve outcomes for all sufferers of pelvic pain.
Bruce’s can-do attitude, pragmatism and leadership through the fledgling establishment years, set the foundations for Pelvic Pain Victoria into the future. Today Pelvic Pain Victoria is a registered Charity run by a multi-disciplinary board, bringing clinicians together to advance understanding and reduce the suffering of all with pelvic pain.
The Bruce Mitchell Early Career Scholarship is a full scholarship for the biennial Pelvic Pain Victoria Symposium. This scholarship is open to all early career healthcare professionals with an interest in a career in pelvic pain.
Scholarships are currently closed.
The Angela Chia Indigenous and Regional Health Scholarship
Dr Angela Chia is a Consultant Obstetrics Anaesthetist and Pain Specialist who trained at the Royal Melbourne, The Royal Women’s and the Royal Children’s Hospitals. Angela co-founded Pelvic Pain Victoria in 2015 and is dedicated to improving pain management in women’s health in both public and private sectors. Her passion for improving pelvic pain, has led to major developments in research projects and key teaching roles in the state. Angela leads multiple clinical research papers in pelvic pain.
Angela Chia along with Bruce Mitchell, recognised the challenges facing clinicians in the poorly researched and complex field of pelvic pain. Their vision was to bring the disciplines together to support clinicians and the patient and improve outcomes for all sufferers of pelvic pain.
Angela’s drive, passion, dedication and leadership from inception of PPV, were instrumental in establishing Pelvic Pain Victoria. Today Pelvic Pain Victoria is a registered Charity run by a multi-disciplinary board, bringing clinicians together to advance understanding and reduce the suffering of all with pelvic pain.
The Angela Chia First Nations and Regional health scholarship is a full scholarship for the biennial Pelvic Pain Victoria Symposium. This scholarship is open to all AHPRA registered health care practitioners with an interest in improving health outcomes of First Nations peoples or those living in regional Victoria.