Murray, Ian Provan Cathart (Provan) (1929 - 2000)

Summary

Ian Provan C. (Provan) Murray is known as the grandfather of Australian nuclear medicine. He arrived in Australia (1963) after studying and working in his hometown of Glasgow then in the United States of America. A qualified endocrinologist, Murray established at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney Australia's first department of nuclear medicine. He remained at the hospital until June 1994 and during this time was also Director and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of New South Wales and ran his own private practice. Murray was world recognized leader in nuclear medicine, was Australia's representative at many international congresses and committees and was an active founding member of many Australian societies. He has received many honours including being appointed a Fellow of many societies and a Member in the Order of Australia (AM).

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Chronology

1952

Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (ChB) completed at the University of Glasgow, Scotland

c. 1952 - c. 1953

Education - Endocrinology training at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary

c. 1953 - c. 1963

Career position - Clinical and Research Fellow at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and Research Fellow in Medicine at Harvard University, USA

1962

Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD) completed at the University of Glasgow

1963 -

Career position - Member of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)

1963 - 1994

Career position - Joined the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney

c. 1963 - 1999

Career position - Private practice in New South Wales

1964 -

Award - Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh (FRCPE)

1970 - 1972

Career position - Foundation President of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Physicians in Nuclear Medicine (ANZAPNM)

1973 -

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

1975 - ?

Career position - Australian delegate for the World Federation of Nuclear Medicine and Biology

1976 - 1978

Career position - President of the Asia and Oceania Federation of Nuclear Medicine

1981 -

Award - Honorary Fellow of the American College of Radiology (Hon FACR)

1993 -

Career position - Honorary life member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine (ANZSNM)

1994

Award - Honorary life membership of the ANZAPNM

1994

Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

1995 -

Award - Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Glasgow (FRCP Glasg)

Published resources

Resources

• 'Murray, Ian Provan Cathart (1929-2000)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475785. Details

Resource Sections

• Broderick, Frank ; Walker, Brenda ; Rossleigh, Monica, 'Murray, Ian Provan Cathcart', in College Roll of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 2009, http://www.racp.edu.au/page/library/college-roll/college-roll-detail&id=104. Details

See also

• Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 'Murray, Ian Provan Cathart (Provan) (1929 - 2000)', College roll, Royal Australian College of Physicians, Sydney, 2020, https://www.racp.edu.au/about/our-heritage/college-roll/college-roll-bio/murray-ian-provan-cathcart. https://www.racp.edu.au/about/college-roll/college-roll. Details