Cancer Institute NSW shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Congratulations Associate Professor Abhijit Pal – 2025 Improving Equitable Outcomes through Cancer Research Award recipient at the Cancer NSW Awards.
As a Medical Oncologist at South Western Sydney Local Health District, Abhijit Pal plays a pivotal role in reducing inequitable cancer outcomes across the state.
A passionate and well-respected clinician-researcher, his research aims to improve diversity in clinical trials and equity in cancer care, focusing on multicultural communities and populations with a non-English background.
Abhijit Pal leads a range of local and state-wide initiatives, including a pilot program of co-designed Arabic bilingual navigators, a grant to understand barriers to research participation in SWSLHD and SESLHD, as well as being a Principal Investigator of multiple Phase 1 – 3 clinical trials.”
Abhijit Pal, Director of Advanced Training and Medical Oncologist at South Western Sydney Local Health District, and Conjoint Associate Professor at Western Sydney University, shared this post adding:
“Honoured to have received this prestigious award from the Premier of NSW, Chris Minns, in front of so many colleagues and friends last night at Cancer Institute NSW Awards Night held at Parliament House. The recognition means a great deal in terms of the importance that NSW places on equitable cancer outcomes and highlights our leadership from South Western Sydney Local Health District and Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research
Huge encouragement to continue our work in ensuring our world leading cancer treatment and research in NSW is accessible to all irrespective of where they live, where they are from or how much they earn.
A great moment to reflect on all the institutions who have collaborated with us in South Western Sydney including: SPHERE Cancer Clinical Academic Group, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, South Western Sydney Local Health District, The George Institute for Global Health, NSW Early Clinical Trials Alliance (NECTA), The Daffodil Centre,
and so many individuals including: Christine Chaffer, Peter Croucher, Rayan Saleh Moussa, Michael Camit, Sheetal Challam, Shelley Rushton, Ru Karen Kwedza, Maria Mury, Mei Ling Yap, Charbel Bejjani, Eric Yeung, Jia Liu, Shalini Subramaniam, Ash Malalasekera, Simone Proft, Sayali Pendharkar, Nisha Berthon-Jones, Sonia Marshall, Azhar Matti, Iman Zakhary, Payam Faizi Sobbi, Shaz Sazali, Zaidon Al-Falahi, Mary-Anne Young, Bernadette Brady, Katina Varelis, Ash C., Ben Smith and many more!”
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