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The Sir
Basil Osborne award was established in the late 1970’s
by the “Institute of Ambulance Officers”. The Institute
identified a need to recognise the efforts of their
peers, especially those who were working through the
rigors of the newly introduced “Certificate of applied
Science (Ambulance Officer) the predecessor of today’s
Associate Degree course. The Award seeks to encourage
our Student Ambulance officers in their search for
excellence in the tradition espoused by one of its
founders, Sir Basil Osborne. The selection of the award
is made in a collaborative manner between the Tasmanian
Ambulance Service Clinical Practice and Education Unit
and the executive of the College. The Award is made by
the College and is presented at the Graduation Ceremony
for Student Ambulance Officers.
The person the College is
looking for in making this award may not necessarily be
the most academic student in the course, but perhaps the
most improved student who demonstrates during the course
that they are professional in their approach to their
role as an Ambulance Practitioner and strives at all
times to be the best that they can be.
The selection committee in
making its nomination are to also consider:
1.
The
candidate projects a professional image of an Ambulance
Officer / Paramedic to the public at all times.
2.
Implements
his or her skills without dissent while achieving a high
standard of patient care.
3.
A person
who is interested in improvement for self, and to the
service as a whole.
4.
A person
who embraces and puts into practice the principles
contained in the “Code of Conduct” for the Australian
College of Ambulance Professionals.
5.
A person
who could be described as a “Quiet Achiever”
6.
Achieved
most within capabilities
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