The Hellenic Medical Society of Australia held their End of Year Rooftop Celebration on Thursday at Le Ciel Events in Cremorne, Melbourne, with a turnout of around 100 attendees.
HMSA members, guests and sponsors gathered together enjoying a perfect warm evening, scrumptious food and flowing drinks, with friends taking the time to reconnect and new friendships and professional relationships formed at the backdrop of the city skyline.
Medical professionals across the board were briefed on the Association’s current undertakings and Melbourne colleagues had the opportunity to discuss ongoing projects.
Since its beginnings, the HMSA has attracted hundreds of Melbourne doctors of Greek heritage facilitating the space for them to join forces for the benefit of the broader community. One of its recent initiatives saw doctors from Greece and the diaspora meeting in Melbourne last year for a global conference.
A highlight during the celebratory event was the announcement of the inaugural medical student scholarship which was awarded to Mr Christos Preovolos. Mr Preovolos shared his fruitful and enriching experiences of his medical elective in Greece with guests in an entertaining manner.
Concise speeches allowed for plenty of socialising on the night.
HMSA President Associate Professor Marinis Pirpiris who co-hosted the event with HMSA board member Dr Ben Filipopoulos, spoke of the Association’s work and vision, while the Consul General of Greece Mr Emmanuel Kakavelakis impressed with a speech emphasising the Hellenic language and ethos on which medicine is based.
The HMSA sponsors Mark Jake Suniga from Commonwealth Bank, Sandra Anderson from Dorevitch Pathology and Effie Papaioannou of MDA National also made short speeches.
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