Biographical entry Chalmers, John Phillip (1937 - )

Summary

John Chalmers is Senior Director and Head of Research Advisory Unit of the George Institute for International Health, Chairman of Board of Directors of the George Foundation for International Health, Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of Sydney, Emeritus Professor of Medicine at Flinders University of South Australia, and Honorary Consultant Physician at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Central Sydney Area Health Service and Chairman of National Heart, Stroke and Vascular Health Strategies Group which reports to the Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council. Chalmers is internationally recognised as a leader in hypertension and cardiovascular physiology.

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1959 - 1961

Career position - Tutor in Physiology at St Pauls then Wesley and The Womens Colleges at the University of Sydney

1960

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney

1963

Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS) completed at the University of Sydney

1963 - 1964

Career position - Junior then Senior Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney

1965 - 1966

Career position - Research Fellow at the National Heart Foundation, University of New South Wales

1965 - 1966

Career position - Demonstrator in Physiology at the University of New South Wales

1967 -

Career position - Member of the Australian Society for Medical Research

1967

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Sydney

1967

Career position - Medical Registrar at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

1967 - 1973

Career position - Member of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians

1968 - 1969

Career position - Clinical Superintendent (Medical), Director of Medical Services and Deputy General Superintendent at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

1969 - 1971

Career position - Overseas Research Fellow of the National Heart Foundation of Australia at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) and the Royal Postgraduate Medical School (UK)

1970 -

Career position - Honorary Physician at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

1971 - 1973

Career position - Senior Lecturer in Medicine at the University of Melbourne

1972 - 1975

Career position - Senior Visiting Medical Specialist at the Repatriation General Hospital in Concord, New South Wales

1972 - 1975

Career position - Director of the Australian Society for Medical Research

1973 -

Award - Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)

1973 - 1975

Career position - Associate Professor in Medicine at the University of Medicine

1975 - 1996

Career position - Foundation Chair of Medicine at Flinders University in Adelaide

1977 -

Career position - Council member of the Australian Society for Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology

1980

Award - Wellcome Australia Medal received

1982 -

Career position - Chairman of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, South Australian State Committee

1991

Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)

1996

Award - RT Hall Prize received from the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand

1996 - 2000

Career position - Research Chairman at Royal North Shore Hospital

1998

Career position - Volhard Medal received from the International Society of Hypertension

1999 - 2004

Career position - Co-founder and member of the Board of Directors of the George Institute for International Health

2000 - 2002

Career position - Chairman of Research Development for the Faculty of Medicine at The University of Sydney

2003

Award - Centenary Medal received from the Australian Government

2004 -

Career position - Chairman of Board of Directors of The George Foundation for International Health

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Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Chalmers, John Phillip', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474195. Details