Person
Quick, Balcombe (1883 - 1969)
- Born
- 12 May 1883
Dunedin, New Zealand - Died
- 5 September 1969
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Surgeon
Summary
Balcombe Quick was a general surgeon and plastic surgeon associated with the Alfred Hospital for 57 years. He was also a visiting surgeon to the Caulfield Repatriation Hospital, Stewart lecturer in surgery at the University of Melbourne and a member of the governing committee of Wilson's Promontory National Park.
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Chronology
- 1904
- Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB), University of Melbourne
- 1905
- Education - Bachelor of Surgery (BS), University of Melbourne
- c. 1905 - c. 1908
- Career position - Resident Medical Officer at the Alfred Hospital
- c. 1909 - c. 1911
- Career position - Postgraduate training in London
- 1912 - 1914
- Career position - Out-patient Honorary Surgeon at the Alfred Hospital
- 1914 - 1919
- Military service - Medical Officer with the Australian Army Medical Corps
- 1918
- Award - Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
- 1919 - 1945
- Career position - In-patient Surgeon at the Alfred Hospital
- 1927
- Award - Foundation Fellow of the (Royal) College of Surgeons (FRCS)
- 1933 - 1948
- Career position - Councillor of the Royal College of Surgeons
- 1934 - 1962
- Career position - Member of the Board of Management
- 1938 - 1945
- Career position - Dean of the Clinical School
- 1942 - 1965
- Career position - Member of the Baker Medical Research Institute Board
- 1945 -
- Career position - Consultant at the Alfred Hospital
- 1958 - 1960
- Career position - Vice-president
Published resources
Book Sections
- Andrew, R. R., 'Quick, Balcombe (1883-1969), Surgeon' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 11: 1891 - 1939 Nes-Smi, Geoffrey Serle, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1988), p. 315. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110326b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21535899. Details
- 'Quick, Balcombe (1883-1969)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469270. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 4 February 2010