Person
Latham, Leslie Scott (1879 - 1950)
- Born
- 13 June 1879
Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 21 January 1950
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Physician and University Administrator
Summary
Leslie Latham was a physician who as Chairman of the Board of Stewart Lectures in Medicine at the University of Melbourne for 15 years was responsible for the instruction and examination in medicine in Victoria. With colleagues he laid the foundations for clinical teaching at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, now one of the University's principal clinical schools. Latham was active in professional medical associations, serving terms as President of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Victorian Branch of the British Medical Association. He was Deputy Chancellor of the University of Melbourne from 1947 to 1949
Details
Chronology
- 1900
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Melbourne
- 1904
- Education - MB BS, University of Melbourne
- 1905?
- Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Melbourne Hospital
- 1907
- Education - MD, University of Melbourne
- 1908 - 1936
- Career position - Physician to Inpatients, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne
- 1915 - 1938
- Career position - Member of Council, Victorian Branch, British Medical Association
- 1921
- Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Melbourne
- 1921 - 1937
- Career position - Chairman, Board of Stewart Lectures in Medicine, University of Melbourne
- 1923
- Career position - President, Victorian Branch, British Medical Association
- 1932 - 1949
- Career position - Chief Medical Officer for Victoria, AMP
- 1936 - 1944?
- Career position - Consultant Physician, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne
- 1938 - 1950
- Career position - Founding Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- 1944 - 1946
- Career position - Member of Council, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- 1944 - 1947
- Career position - Member of Council, University of Melbourne
- 1946 - 1948
- Career position - Vice-President, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- 1947 - 1949
- Career position - Deputy Chancellor, University of Melbourne
- 1948 - 1950
- Career position - President, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
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
Journal Articles
- Morris, John Newman, 'Obituary: Leslie Scott Latham', Medical Journal of Australia, 1950 (1) (1950), 608-10. Details
Resources
- 'Latham, Leslie Scott (18790613-19500121)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1772702. Details
Helen Cohn
Last modified: 7 December 2021