Dr Ruth Lopert wins University of Newcastle Alumni Medal for Professional Excellence

By Phoebe Moloney
Updated September 6 2019 - 3:10pm, first published 8:00am
MEDAL: Dr Ruth Lopert, public health physician and consultant in health and pharmaceutical policy. Jerome Treize / Atelier Photography.
MEDAL: Dr Ruth Lopert, public health physician and consultant in health and pharmaceutical policy. Jerome Treize / Atelier Photography.

The winner of this year's University of Newcastle Alumni Medal, Dr Ruth Lopert, was only accepted into the university's medicine degree at the age of 32 - after applying unsuccessfully six other times.

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