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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/P004791b.htm person Steel Thomas Heron FRACP FRCPLond AACR2 7 March 1912 13 December 2000 Physician Thomas Heron Steel was a thoracic specialist who helped to almost totally eradicate tuberculosis from Victoria. After returning from war service, he joined the Alfred Hospital in 1946 retiring in 1983. Steel greatly improved the doctor training and patient treatment at the hospital where he was appointed to the board of management (1975) and Vice-President of the board of directors. In 1956 he was appointed director of the Melbourne Medical Postgraduate Committee, retiring in 1969. Steel also worked as a Medical Officer for the AMP Society until 1985 1935 1935 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS), University of Melbourne 1936 1937 Career position - Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Melbourne Hospital 1938 1938 Career position - Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Children's Hospital 1938 1938 Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Melbourne 1939 1940 Career position - Medical Officer at the Austin Hospital 1940 Career position - Member of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (MRACP) 1940 1946 Military service - War Service with the Australian Army Medical Corp 1946 1946 Career position - Honorary outpatients physician at the Alfred Hospital 1947 1947 Education - Nuffield Fellowship postgraduate training in London 1948 c. 1983 Career position - Physician at the Alfred Hospital, consultant to the Repatriation General Hospital in Heidelberg and consultant to Heatherton Sanatorium 1948 1990s Career position - Private practice 1953 Award - Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) 1968 1968 Award - Fellow, Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) Steel, Thomas Heron (19120307-20001213)

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 'Steel, Thomas Heron', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Steel, Thomas Heron Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Steel, Thomas Heron Gardiner, J.M. Steel, Thomas Heron Royal Australasian College of Physicians 2018 College roll [of yhe Royal Australasian College of Physicians]

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