Corporate Body

Department of Otolaryngology (1970 - 2013?)

The University of Melbourne

From
1970
East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
To
2013?
Functions
Education and Medical Research
Alternative Names
  • Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology (Subsequent name, July 2013 - )
  • Department of Otolaryngology - Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology (Subsequent name, 2012 - June 2013)
Website
https://web.archive.org/web/20020208135557/http://www.medoto.unimelb.edu.au/oto/
Location
East Melbourne, Victoria

Summary

The Department of Otolaryngology was located at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, and played a significant role in the clinical services, teaching and research at the hospital. The Department was part of the School of Medicine in the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. From their web site, February 2002: "The Department of Otolaryngology undertakes research to improve hearing and communication for children and adults who suffer from hearing loss." In 2012 to June 2013 the Department was known as Department of Otolaryngology - Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology (according to its website). By mid-2013 it had transitioned to the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology.

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Archival resources

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

  • Papers of Graeme M. Clark, 1944-2012 [manuscript], 1944 - 2012, MS 8696; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

National Museum of Australia

  • Presentation plaque incorporating bionic ear circuit board [Peter Howson collection], 1980; National Museum of Australia. Details

Records Services, The University of Melbourne

  • T2005/025: NIH Grant Applications, 1987 - 1998; Professor Graeme Clark; Records Services, The University of Melbourne. Details

The University of Melbourne Archives

  • Department of Otolaryngology - Bionic Ear Records, 1949 - 2000, 2004.0043 at U77/46-55; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
  • Official Opening, Department of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 1971, 2014.0110; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
  • University of Melbourne. Department of Otolaryngology, 1965 - 1989, 1990.0165; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
  • University of Melbourne. Department of Otolaryngology, 1969 - 1981, 1982.0111; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
  • University of Melbourne. Department of Otolaryngology, 1959 - 1964, 2000.0005; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Clark, G.M.; Black, R.C.; Forster I.C.; Patrick, J.F.; Tong, Y.C., 'Design Criteria of a Multiple-electrode Cochlear Implant Hearing Prosthesis', Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 63 (1978), 631-633. http://hdl.handle.net/11343/28713. Details

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Digital resources

Title
Audiologist Richard Dowell tests first Cochlear patient Graham Carrick
Type
Image
Date
1982
Source
Graeme Clark

Details

Title
Graeme Clark holding the mini-implant developed by Cochlear Ltd
Type
Image
Date
1985
Source
Graeme Clark

Details

Title
Queen Elizabeth II visits the Bionic Ear Institute and meets the first adult (Rod Saunders) and young child (Bryn Davies) who previously had implants
Type
Image
Date
2000
Source
Graeme Clark

Details

Ailie Smith

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