Person

Leembruggen, William Malcolm Gibson (1918 - 2000)

Born
26 September 1918
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died
12 December 2000
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Physician and Medical administrator

Summary

William Leembruggen worked in private medical practices in small country town in New South Wales and Victoria for almost twenty years. He later moved into medical administration with the Australian Medical Association (AMA) and was rehabilitation medical officer at the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and for the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

Details

Chronology

1944 - 1947
Military service - Second World War. Captain, Australian Army Medical Corps
1948 - 1966
Career position - Private practice in Finley, Beechworth and Ferntree Gully
1966 - 1975
Career position - Deputy Medical Secretary, Victorian Branch of the Australian Medical Association (AMA)
1967 - 1980
Career position - Honorary Secretary, Victorian Medical Benevolent Association
1975 - 1980
Career position - Medical Secretary, Australian Medical Association (AMA)
1975 - 1996
Career position - Director of the Victorian Medical Insurance Company
1977
Career position - Fellow of the Australian Medical Association (AMA)
1980 - 1982
Career position - Deputy Medical Officer for the Department of Veterans' Affairs
1982 - 1990
Career position - Rehabilitation Medical Officer and Visiting Medical Officer at the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital

Published resources

Newspaper Articles

  • Leembruggen, Ann, 'Obituary: William Malcolm Gibson Leembruggen, Medical practitioner and administrator', The Age (2000). Details

Resources

Ailie Smith

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