Dr Shev Dias has won a Rhodes Scholarship Australia-at-Large.
AMA (WA) member Dr Shev Dias has become a Rhodes Scholar and plans to head to Oxford University in October 2026.
Dr Dias, who studied a Doctor of Medicine at The University of Western Australia, was recently chosen to progress to Rhodes Scholarship national selection before being awarded a Rhodes Scholarship Australia-at-Large.
Dr Dias plans to take up an internship at Royal Perth Hospital prior to the commencement of his studies.
Over the last six years Shev has volunteered for, and helped to coordinate, the AMA (WA)’s Dr YES program. It was in fact a Dr YES friend who asked him if he was applying for the scholarship.
“I wasn’t aware of it, and then looked into it and realised I ticked off the four main criteria for the scholarship,” Shev said.
“So I realised I could do a Doctor of Philosophy in orthopaedic surgery research, which is my passion; my specialty that I want to do in the future. From there, I guess the more you look at the application, the more you think about it, the more you fall in love with it, and the more you want it to become a reality. That was the motivation I used to keep the application going, and thankfully it worked out.”
Besides the many rewarding aspects of Dr YES, such as influencing WA youth towards positive health outcomes and the mentoring he has received from fellow members who are now doctors, it also led him to the sport of Ultimate Frisbee, which he now plays at an elite level, representing the top WA team and competing in national and international tournaments.
