Person
Murray, Ian Provan Cathart (Provan) (1929 - 2000)
AM FRCPE FRACP FRCPGlasg HonFACR
- Born
- 4 July 1929
Glasgow, Scotland - Died
- 6 December 2000
- Occupation
- Medical researcher
Summary
Ian Provan C. (Provan) Murray is known as the grandfather of Australian nuclear medicine. He arrived in Australia (1963) after studying and working in his hometown of Glasgow then in the United States of America. A qualified endocrinologist, Murray established at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney Australia's first department of nuclear medicine. He remained at the hospital until June 1994 and during this time was also Director and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of New South Wales and ran his own private practice. Murray was world recognized leader in nuclear medicine, was Australia's representative at many international congresses and committees and was an active founding member of many Australian societies. He has received many honours including being appointed a Fellow of many societies and a Member in the Order of Australia (AM).
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Chronology
- 1952
- Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (ChB), University of Glasgow, Scotland
- c. 1952 - c. 1953
- Education - Endocrinology training at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary
- c. 1953 - c. 1963
- Career position - Clinical and Research Fellow at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and Research Fellow in Medicine at Harvard University, USA
- 1962
- Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Glasgow
- 1963 -
- Career position - Member of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)
- 1963 - 1994
- Career position - Joined the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney
- c. 1963 - 1999
- Career position - Private practice in New South Wales
- 1964 -
- Award - Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh (FRCPE)
- 1970 - 1972
- Career position - Foundation President of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Physicians in Nuclear Medicine (ANZAPNM)
- 1973 -
- Award - Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)
- 1975 - ?
- Career position - Australian delegate for the World Federation of Nuclear Medicine and Biology
- 1976 - 1978
- Career position - President, Asia and Oceania Federation of Nuclear Medicine
- 1981 -
- Award - Honorary Fellow, American College of Radiology (Hon FACR)
- 1993 -
- Career position - Honorary life member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine (ANZSNM)
- 1994
- Award - Honorary life membership of the ANZAPNM
- 1994
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
- 1995 -
- Award - Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, Glasgow (FRCP Glasg)
Published resources
Resources
- 'Murray, Ian Provan Cathart (1929-2000)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475785. Details
Resource Sections
- Broderick, Frank ; Walker, Brenda ; Rossleigh, Monica, 'Murray, Ian Provan Cathcart', in College Roll of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 2009, http://www.racp.edu.au/page/library/college-roll/college-roll-detail&id=104. Details
See also
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 'Murray, Ian Provan Cathart (Provan) (1929 - 2000)', College roll, Royal Australian College of Physicians, Sydney, 2020, https://www.racp.edu.au/about/our-heritage/college-roll/college-roll-bio/murray-ian-provan-cathcart. https://www.racp.edu.au/about/our-heritage/college-roll. Details
Annette Alafaci
Created: 4 October 2006, Last modified: 3 October 2023