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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J & Annette Alafaci updated 2019-12-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001413b.htm person Allbrook David Benjamin AACR2 4 September 1923 1 August 2016 Place of Birth England Anatomist Palliative care specialist 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.

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.

1948 1948 Career position - Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, London 1948 1948 Career position - Member, Royal College of Surgeons of England 1948 1948 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS), 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, University College London 1950 1952 Career position - General practice in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK 1952 1952 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), 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, University of Western Australia 1965 1986 Career position - Professor of Anatomy, University of Western Australia 1967 1967 Career position - Medical Education Consultant, World Health Organisation - Western Pacific Region 1971 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, University of Western Australia 1985 Career position - Medical Officer for the Hospice Care Service of Western Australia 1985 1985 Career position - Physician at the Queenslea Hospice of the Bethesda Hospital 1985 1985 Career position - Professor Emeritus, University of Western Australia Allbrook, David B (19230904-20160801)

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 'Allbrook, David Benjamin', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Allbrook, David Benjamin Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation David Benjamin Allbrook - Records Private hands (Allbrook, D.B.) David Benjamin Allbrook - Records 1965 - 1987 Correspondence 1965-86; reports of the Aboriginal Health Survey 1967-68; diaries for overseas trips to Ethiopia, India and China 1968-85; published papers and lecture notes 1952-87; departmental photographs; family photographs and slides 1952-75. Photographs