Allbrook, David Benjamin (1923 - )

Throughout the 1980’s David Allbrook was visiting medical officer or fellow at many overseas institutes and hospitals. He took on many concurrent administrative and honorary positions back in Western Australia and for over 15 years has been an external examiner for medical faculties from universities around the world. Allbrook is a member of at least 11 national and international academic societies including the Zoological Society of London and he is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal studies. He retired in December 1986 putting an end to his prodigious career.

Chronology

1948	Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS) completed at University College in London
1948	Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, London
1948	Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in London
1948 - 1949	Medical Resident in London
1949 - 1950	Junior Lecturer at University College London
1950 - 1952	General practice in Turnbridge Wells, Kent, UK
1950 - 1952	Research Associate of the Royal Society at the University College London
1952	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at University College London
1952 - 1958	Medical Officer and Senior Aanatomy Lecturer at Makerere University College in Uganda
1959 - 1961	Fulbright Fellow at Washington University, USA
1961 - 1965	Professor of Anatomy at Makerere University College in Uganda
1962 - 1965	Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Makerere University College in Uganda
1963 - 1965	Dean of the Faculty of Medicine University of East Africa
1965 - 1975	Head of the Depratment of Anatomy and Human Biology at the University of Western Australia
1965 - 1986	Professor of Anatomy at the University of Western Australia
1967	Medical Education Consultant, World Health Organisation - Western Pacific Region
1971	Medical Education Consultant, World Health Organisation - Western Pacific Region
1978 - 1980	President of Amnesty International Australia
1980 -	Honorary Medical Coordinator at Amnesty International Australia
1983 -	Honorary Clinical Assistant in Medical Oncology at the Royal Perth Hospital
1983 - 1985	Deputy Director of the Hospice Palliative Care Service
1983 - 1986	Head of the Depratment of Anatomy and Human Biology at the University of Western Australia
1985 -	Medical Officer for the Hospice Care Service of Western Australia
1985	Professor Emeritus at the University of Western Australia
1985	Physician at the Queenslea Hospice of the Bethesda Hospital