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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2003-12-01 human Ailie Smith updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004529b.htm person Firkin Barry George AACR2 3 August 1930 12 January 2001 Place of Birth Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Australia Medical educator Haematologist Physician Barry Firkin was professor of medicine at Monash University for 26 years. Throughout his career he published over 120 papers in Australian and international journals. 1954 1954 Career position - Junior Resident Medical Officer at Sydney Hospital 1955 1957 Career position - Research Fellow at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney 1958 1960 Career position - Research Fellow in the Division of Haematology of the Department of Medicine at Washington University, USA 1961 1969 Career position - Director of the Clinical Research Unit at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney 1964 1969 Career position - Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Sydney 1964 1969 Career position - Visiting Medical Officer at the Repatriation General hospital in Concord 1965 1965 Award - Eric Susman Prize, Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1969 1991 Career position - Professor and Chairman of Medicine, Monash University Medical School and the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne 1969 1991 Career position - In-patient Physician at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne 1972 1972 Career position - Sims Commonwealth Travelling Professor 1991 1995 Career position - Professor of Medicine, Monash University Medical School and Box Hill Hospital, Victoria 1995 2001 Career position - Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne Alfred Hospital (1871 - )

In-patient Physician 1969 - 1991

 Monash University (1958 - )

Professor of Medicine 1991 - 1995

 Eric Susman Prize, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (1962 - )

Awarded the Prize 1965

 Firkin, Barry George (1930-2001)

Trove

 'Firkin, Barry George', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Firkin, Barry George Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Newspaper Article: Obituary: Barry George Firkin, Professor of medicine Firkin, Howard Obituary: Barry George Firkin, Professor of medicine 2001 The Age Journal Article: Hocking vs Bell Revisited Firkin, Barry Hocking vs Bell Revisited 2001 Health and History 3 2 30-54 Biographical cuttings on Barry Firkin, former Professor of Medicine at Melbourne's Monash University National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection Biographical cuttings on Barry Firkin, former Professor of Medicine at Melbourne's Monash University Cuttings Files BIOG