Allbrook, David Benjamin (1923 - 2016)

Summary

David Allbrook was Professor of Anatomy, University of Western Australia (1965-1986) and published in the fields of anatomic and physical anthropology, medical education, medical ethics and palliative care.

Details

Born in England, David Allbrook completed his medical studies at University College in London and went into general practice. But after four years he took up an appointment at the Makerere University College in Uganda, firstly as senior lecturer in anatomy and medical officer for the Student Health Service (1952-1958), then Reader (1961-1965) and then honorary Dean of the Faculty of Medicine (1962-1965). He held the same honorary position with the University of East Africa. Later Allan was appointed Vice-president and Councilor of the Ugandan Medical Association. He left Africa in 1965 to accept the post of Professor of Anatomy at the University of Western Australia, a position he held for over 20 years.

Throughout the 1980s David Allbrook was visiting medical officer or fellow at many overseas institutes and hospitals. He took on many concurrent administrative and honorary positions back in Western Australia and for over 15 years has been an external examiner for medical faculties from universities around the world. Allbrook is a member of at least 11 national and international academic societies including the Zoological Society of London and he is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal studies. He retired in December 1986 putting an end to his prodigious career.

Chronology

1948

Career position - Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, London

1948

Career position - Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in London

1948

Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS) completed at University College in London

1948 - 1949

Career position - Medical Resident in London

1949 - 1950

Career position - Junior Lecturer at University College London

1950 - 1952

Career position - Research Associate of the Royal Society at the University College London

1950 - 1952

Career position - General practice in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK

1952

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at University College London

1952 - 1958

Career position - Medical Officer and Senior Anatomy Lecturer at Makerere University College in Uganda

1959 - 1961

Career position - Fulbright Fellow at Washington University, USA

1961 - 1965

Career position - Professor of Anatomy at Makerere University College in Uganda

1962 - 1965

Career position - Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Makerere University College in Uganda

1963 - 1965

Career position - Dean of the Faculty of Medicine University of East Africa

1965 - 1975

Career position - Head of the Department of Anatomy and Human Biology at the University of Western Australia

1965 - 1986

Career position - Professor of Anatomy at the University of Western Australia

1967

Career position - Medical Education Consultant, World Health Organisation - Western Pacific Region

1971

Career position - Medical Education Consultant, World Health Organisation - Western Pacific Region

May 1978 - 1980

Career position - President of Amnesty International Australia

1980 -

Career position - Honorary Medical Coordinator at Amnesty International Australia

1983 -

Career position - Honorary Clinical Assistant in Medical Oncology at the Royal Perth Hospital

1983 - 1985

Career position - Deputy Director of the Hospice Palliative Care Service

1983 - 1986

Career position - Head of the Department of Anatomy and Human Biology at the University of Western Australia

1985 -

Career position - Medical Officer for the Hospice Care Service of Western Australia

1985

Career position - Physician at the Queenslea Hospice of the Bethesda Hospital

1985

Career position - Professor Emeritus at the University of Western Australia

Archival resources

Private hands (Allbrook, D.B.)

• David Benjamin Allbrook - Records, 1965 - 1987; Private hands (Allbrook, D.B.). Details

Published resources

Resources

• 'Allbrook, David B (19230904-20160801)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-595288. Details