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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2006-10-04 human Annette Alafaci updated 2025-06-17 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004790b.htm person Murray Ian Provan Cathart AM FRCPE FRACP FRCPGlasg HonFACR AACR2 4 July 1929 6 December 2000 Place of Birth Glasgow, Scotland Medical researcher 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). 1952 1952 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (ChB), 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 1962 Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), 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, 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, 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, Asia and Oceania Federation of Nuclear Medicine 1981 Award - Honorary Fellow, American College of Radiology (Hon FACR) 1993 Career position - Honorary life member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine (ANZSNM) 1994 1994 Award - Honorary life membership of the ANZAPNM 1994 1994 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - in recognition for service to medicine, particularly nuclear medicine 1995 Award - Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, Glasgow (FRCP Glasg) Murray, Ian Provan Cathart (1929-2000)

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 'Murray, Ian Provan Cathart (Provan)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Murray, Ian Provan Cathart (Provan) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Murray, Ian Provan Cathcart Broderick, Frank ; Walker, Brenda ; Rossleigh, Monica Murray, Ian Provan Cathcart Royal Australasian College of Physicians 2018 College roll [of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians]

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