Person
McDonald, Charles George (1892 - 1970)
KBE Kt KCSG
- Born
- 25 March 1892
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 23 April 1970
Concord, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Physician and University Chancellor
Summary
Charles McDonald was a physician who for over 50 years was associated with the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney (RPA). His main interest was in tuberculosis, starting in WWI and continuing at the RPA TB clinic, and as adviser on tuberculosis to the Australian Red Cross Society and the Queen Victoria Homes for Consumptives. McDonald was appointed Lecturer in Clinical Medicine at University of Sydney in 1938 and continued his involvement with the University until his death. He served as Chancellor from 1964. He was a founding Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, serving in several executive positions including President 1954 - 1956.
Details
Chronology
- 1916
- Education - MB, University of Sydney
- 1916
- Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Prince Alfred Hospital
- 1917 - 1920
- Military service - First World War. Captain, Australian Army Medical Corps, Australian Imperial Forces
- 1919 - 1928
- Career position - In general practice at Randwick and Hurstville, Sydney
- 1920 - 1922
- Career position - Assistant Editor, Medical Journal of Australia
- 1920 - 1933
- Career position - Honorary Assistant Physician, Prince Alfred Hospital
- 1928 -
- Career position - In private practice as consultant
- 1928
- Education - ChM, University of Sydney
- 1930 - 1938
- Career position - Member, Association of Physicians of Australasia
- 1933 - 1957?
- Career position - Honorary Physician, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
- 1938 - 1952
- Career position - Lecturer in Clinical Medicine, University of Sydney
- 1938 - 1962
- Career position - Member of Council, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- 1938 - 1970
- Career position - Founding Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- 1940 - 1943
- Career position - Served with the Australian Imperial Forces
- 1942 - 1970
- Career position - Member of Senate, University of Sydney
- 1944 - 1948
- Career position - Honorary Secretary, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- 1946 - 1962
- Career position - Member, New South Wales Medical Board
- 1948 - 1950
- Career position - Vice-President, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- 1950 - 1954
- Career position - Censor-in-Chief, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- 1953 - 1954
- Career position - Deputy Chancellor, University of Sydney
- 1954 - 1956
- Career position - President, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- 1956
- Award - Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London
- 1956
- Award - Companion of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- 1957 - 1970
- Career position - Consultant, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
- 1959
- Career position - Chairman, Australian Rheumatism Council
- 1960
- Award - Knight Commander of the Order of St Gregory (KCSG)
- 1962
- Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt)
- 1963
- Career position - President, First Australian Rheumatism Congress
- 1964 - 1970
- Career position - Member of the Board, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
- 1964 - 1970
- Career position - Chancellor, University of Sydney
- 1970
- Award - Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)
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
- Haines, Gregory, 'McDonald, Sir Charles George (1892-1970), Physician and University Chancellor' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 15: 1940 - 1980 Kem-Pie, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2000), pp. 189-191. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A150228b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Ford, Edward, 'Charles George McDonald', Medical Journal of Australia, 1970 (2) (1970), 750-3. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q19872113. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/93333437. Details
- CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office, 'NAA: B2455, McDonald C G', B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=1839720. Details
- 'McDonald, Charles George (18920325-19700423)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1772600. Details
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