Person
Collins, Archibald John (1890 - 1955)
Kt DSO MC
- Born
- 19 June 1890
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 24 June 1955
Killara, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Physician
Summary
Archibald Collins was associated with the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney for over 40 years, as physician and a Member of the Board from 1935 to 1955. He was a leading figure in the New South Wales Branch of the British Medical Association and ultimately served a 5-year term as President of the Federal body. During this time he played a central part of the long-running dispute between the medical profession and the Federal Government about the future of Australia's health services. With the establishment of the National Health Service Collins chaired two of its influential Advisory Committees. For many years he was Honorary Director and Consulting Physician to the New South Wales Division of the Australian Red Cross Society.
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Chronology
- 1913
- Education - MB BS, University of Sydney
- 1914
- Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
- 1915 - 1919
- Career position - Served with the Australian Imperial Forces
- 1918
- Award - Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
- 1918
- Award - Military Cross (MC)
- 1918 - 1955
- Education - Member, British Medical Association
- 1920 - 1923
- Career position - Superintendent, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
- 1923 - 1934
- Career position - Assistant Physician, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
- 1923 - 1955
- Career position - In private practice as consulting physician
- 1930 - 1955
- Career position - Member of Council, New South Wales Branch, British Medical Association
- 1934
- Career position - President, New South Wales Branch, British Medical Association
- 1934 - 1950
- Career position - Physician, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
- 1935 - 1950
- Career position - Lecturer in Therapeutics, University of Sydney
- 1935 - 1955
- Career position - Member, Board of Directors, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
- 1937
- Career position - New South Wales Branch Representative, Federal Council, British Medical Association
- 1938 - 1955
- Career position - Founding Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- 1939 - 1954
- Career position - Member of the Senate, University of Sydney
- 1940 - 1950
- Career position - Lecturer in Clinical Medicine, University of Sydney
- 1941 -
- Career position - Consulting Physician, Royal Australian Navy
- 1945 - 1955
- Career position - New South Wales Branch Representative, Federal Council, British Medical Association
- 1948
- Career position - Vice-President, New South Wales Branch, British Medical Association
- 1950 - 1955
- Career position - Consulting Physician, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
- 1951 - 1955
- Career position - President, Federal Council, British Medical Association
- 1955
- Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt)
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- McDonald, G. L., Roll of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Sydney: Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 1988), 332 pp. Details
Book Sections
- McDonald, G. L., 'Collins, Sir Archibald John (1890-1955), Consultant Physician' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, John Ritchie, ed., vol. 13 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1993), pp. 470-471. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130516b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Hunter, J. G., 'Archibald John Collins', Medical Journal of Australia, 1955 (2) (1955), 266-8. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21537884. Details
- 'Collins, Archibald John (18900619-19550624)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1772659. Details
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