ST VINCENT'S CLINICAL SCHOOL CELEBRATING 50 YEARS 1968 - 2018 How - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

ST VINCENT'S CLINICAL SCHOOL CELEBRATING 50 YEARS 1968 - 2018

How it all began The University of New South Wales Affiliation In 1968, St Vincent’s Hospital transferred its affiliation from the University of Sydney to the University of New South Wales. The hospital appointed two academic chair positions; Professor John Hickie (Medicine) and Professor Douglas Tracy (Surgery) and signed an affiliation agreement in 1968 with the Professors commencing duties in early 1969. They were to play a significant role in the development of the Clinical School, fostering the strong partnership between the University and the hospital which we see today. The first student enrolments with UNSW commenced on 10th February 1969.

Dates of Significance 1870 St Vincent’s Hospital opens at Darlinghurst, 20 October 1886 St Vincent’s Hospital recognised as a “medical school” on 8 June in connection with University of Sydney 1890 Sacred Heart Hospice opens 1909 St Vincent’s Private Hospital opened 1923 St Vincent’s Hospital approved by the Senate of University of Sydney as a Teaching Hospital and Clinical School 1963 Garvan Institute of Medical Research Institute opened 1964 The Clinical School (Cator Building) and a medical students residence is opened by the Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, 3 rd May 1967 Memorandum of Agreement between St Vincent’s Hospital and University of New South Wales signed (14 th March) 1968 St Vincent’s Hospital changes its university affiliation from the University of Sydney to University of New South Wales 1968 1 st Academic Chairs appointed (Professor Hickie and Professor Tracy) 1969 Medical and Surgical Professorial Units opened, 10 th February on level 17 of O’Brien Building 1969 1st Medical students from University of New South Wales commence at St Vincent’s Hospital (10th February) – 45 enrolments 1989 The Centre for Immunology opened 1990 St Vincent’s Clinic opened 1994 The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute opened 2000 Clinical School moved to Level 17 O’Brien Building 2004 New Medicine Undergraduate Curriculum introduced 2005 Clinical School Administration office moves from Level 1 Cator Building to Level 5, deLacy Building 2006 UNSW and St Vincent’s & Mater Health collaboratively receive funding from the NSW Cancer Institute to establish an academic Palliative Care Unit 2006 The Independent Learning Project (ILP) program commences 2008 Lowy Packer Victor Chang research facility opened by Princess Mary of Denmark 2012 The Kinghorn Cancer Centre opened - a joint venture of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney

Student Numbers from 1969 to 2018 This peak indicates the years when both 6yr and 5yr programs were running concurrently

LEADERS OF THE CLINICAL SCHOOL 1968 - DATE

PROFESSOR G.D (DOUG) TRACY 1968 - 1986 Graduated in 1948. Intern at Royal North Shore Hospital and worked at St Thomas' Hospital, London and in Cleveland, Ohio before returning to Sydney. In 1959, appointed Head of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital. In 1968, led the first civilian surgical team to South Vietnam. In October 1968, appointed Head of Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital (the first surgical chair position for UNSW) and held this position until 1986. In 1985, awarded an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) for services to Surgery. In 1989, appointed Deputy Chairman of NSW Medical Board until 1993. Published autobiography "inside the ropes" a Surgeons life in 2008. Passed away peacefully in Sydney on 9th April 2009. Professor Tracy is best described as exemplifying the virtues of St Vincent’s Hospital staff, being known for unfailing cheerfulness, good fellowship and the ready assumption of heavy clinical and administrative workloads. He was regarded as a master surgeon renowned for this clinical and technical expertise.

PROFESSOR JOHN B HICKIE 1968 - 1991 Graduated from the University of Sydney in 1948. Trained in England 1954 - 1956. Commenced work at St Vincent's Hospital as Douglas Miller's first neurosurgical resident and Harry Windsor's first resident medical officer in Cardiothoracic Surgery. In 1960, appointed Senior Lecturer, Sydney University. In October 1968, appointed Head of Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital (first medicine chair position for UNSW) and held this position until 1990. In 1980, awarded Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for his contributions to Medicine. During this time, he had a distinguished career in Cardiology and in General Medicine and was an exceptional and very dedicated teacher to our students. He continued to practice in St Vincent’s Private Hospital and Clinic for some years after retiring from the Public Hospital and maintained a keen interest in all academic matters. In 2000, he wrote "The Thinkers - a history of the physicians and the development of scientific medicine at St Vincent's Hospital 1857-1997. Passed away peacefully on 12th September 2016 aged 90 years old.

PROFESSOR REGINALD LORD 1969 - 2004 Graduated from the University of Sydney in 1960. Intern at St Vincent's Hospital and worked at St Thomas' Hospital, London and San Francisco, USA before returning to Sydney. In 1968, awarded MD from Sydney University. In 1969, appointed Senior Lecturer in Surgery. In 1972, promoted to Associate Professor. In 1985, promoted to Professor and Head of Department of Surgery, and held this position until April 2004. In 1987, appointed visiting Professor of Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore demonstrating vascular surgery techniques and lecturing. In 1992, elected member of Society of Vascular Surgery, USA - first Australian elected. In 2004, appointed Director of Surgery at Campbelltown/Camden Hospitals. In 2004, awarded a Member in the Order of Australia (AM) for services in Surgery. Professor Lord is a pioneer of extra cranial arterial reconstruction for stroke prevention and vascular surgery.

PROFESSOR PETER BROOKS 1991 - 1998 Graduated from Monash University in 1967. Trained in Hobart and Glasgow. In 1977, awarded MD from Monash University. In 1991, appointed Head of Dept of Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital and held this position until 1998. He was recruited to UNSW from the University of Sydney where he was Professor of Rheumatology at Royal North Shore Hospital. In 1998, appointed Executive Dean of Health Services, University of Queensland until 2009. In 2008, established the Australian Health Workforce Institute, Melbourne University and in 2009, became the Director. In 2010, awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to Rheumatology. In 2011, appointed Executive Director Research Northern Health, Melbourne. Professor Brooks is a leader on the Rheumatology world stage, a major advocate for rheumatology research and education in Australia and a mentor to many over the past 35 years. He has also contributed to the debate on the future of health care and the importance of evidence based health policy.

PROFESSOR TERRY CAMPBELL 1998 - 2007 Graduated from the University of New South Wales in 1975. Intern, Registrar and Fellow at St Vincent's Hospital. In 1983, awarded PhD from Oxford University. In 1985, appointed Lecturer, School of Physiology & Pharmacology, UNSW. In 1987, appointed Senior Lecturer, St Vincent's Clinical School. From 1990 to 1998, appointed positions as Staff Specialist in Clinical Pharmacology and Cardiology and Deputy Director, Dept of Pharmacology and Director of Coronary Care Unit. In 1991, awarded MD from the University of New South Wales. In 1998, appointed Professor and Head of Department of Medicine, St Vincent's Clinical School, a position he held until 2017. From 1998 to 2007, appointed Clinical Associate Dean, St Vincent's Clinical School. In 2003, awarded a Member in the Order of Australia (AM) for services in Cardiology. In 2004, appointed Associate Dean of Research, UNSW until 2006. In 2006, appointed Deputy Dean, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW until 2017. In 2014, appointed Director of Research, St Vincent's Hospital, a position he still holds today.

PROFESSOR ALLAN SPIGELMAN 2006 - DATE Graduated from the University of Sydney in 1977. Intern at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Registrar at Prince of Wales Hospital. Worked at Kings College, University College Hospital, Central Middlesex Hospital, St Mark's and St Mary's Hospitals in London. In 1996, awarded MD from the University of Sydney. In 1997, appointed Professor Surgical Science, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle. In 2005, appointed Director of Cancer Services, Hunter New England Area Health Service. In 2006, appointed Head of Dept of Surgery, St Vincent's Clinical School, a role he still currently holds. In 2007, appointed Clinical Associate Dean, St Vincent's Clinical School until 2016. Professor Spigelman has held positions within St Vincent's Hospital as Director of Cancer Services and Director, Cancer & Immunology Program (2006-2015). Professor Spigelman is a council member of the NSW Medical Board (representing Universities) and a member of the International Society of Gastrointestinal Hereditary Tumours (InSIGHT).