ANZCA timeline
|
1950 |
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons agrees to found a faculty of anaesthetists. |
|
1951 |
Interim board of Faculty of Anaesthetists, RACS, convenes. |
|
April 1952 |
First draft by-laws and standing orders approved by interim board. |
|
August 1952 |
Acting board convenes: Douglas Renton appointed Acting Dean, Harry Daly appointing Vice-Dean; first general meeting of faculty attended by 48 foundation Fellows and members. |
|
1953 |
Visit by Dr Bernard Johnson, Dean of the Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Surgeons, England. |
|
May 1953 |
First election to the board. Appointments of Douglas Renton as Dean and Harry Daly as Vice-Dean unanimously reaffirmed. |
|
August 1953 |
First General Scientific Meeting of RACS attended by Fellows and members of the Faculty of Anaesthetists. |
|
1954 |
Annual subscription introduced at a cost of seven guineas. |
|
1955 |
Robert Orton appointed Dean. |
|
1956 |
Museum and library gifted to faculty. |
|
May 1956 |
First final examination held in Melbourne for seven candidates. |
|
March 1957 |
First primary examination held in Melbourne for five candidates. |
|
September 1957 |
Primary examinations held in Melbourne, Sydney and Dunedin. |
|
September 1958 |
Renton Prize for primary examination awarded for the first time. Vera Gallagher won. |
|
1959 |
Lennard Travers appointed Dean. |
|
May 1959 |
Final examination held in Sydney for the first time. |
|
August 1959 |
Inaugural General Meeting of Fellows and members of the Faculty at the College General Scientific Meeting. |
|
1960 |
Fellowship numbers stand at 170. |
|
1961 |
James McCulloch appointed Dean. |
|
May 1961 |
Cecil Gray prize for final examination awarded for the first time. John O’Leary won. |
|
1962 |
Academic Chair in Anaesthesia established at Sydney University, the first in Australia. |
|
1962 |
Education Committee formed. |
|
1963 |
Gilbert Brown Prize for the best contribution to the GSM session devoted to recent local studies and developments awarded for first time, to Dr B W Gunner. |
|
1964 |
Leonard Shea appointed Dean. |
|
1966 |
Mary Burnell appointed Dean. |
|
1967 |
Faculty primary examination held in Singapore for the first time. |
|
1967 |
Ralph Clark appointed Dean. |
|
1968 |
Noel Cass appointed Dean. |
|
1969 |
Faculty primary examination held in Hong Kong for the first time. |
|
1969 |
R H Orton Award for Meritorious Services to Anaesthesia in Australia made for first time. Harry Daly, Margaret McClelland and George Anson were the recipients. |
|
1970 |
Kevin McCaul appointed Dean. |
|
1970 |
Fellowship numbers stand at 515. |
|
1970 |
Training review: two years of general medical training to precede vocational training in anaesthesia. |
|
1970 |
Supervisor of training appointed in each hospital having training posts. |
|
1971 |
Manual on training published. |
|
1971 |
Final examination held in Singapore. Examinations held in Malaysia and Singapore until 1985. |
|
1972 |
Teresa O’Rourke-Brophy appointed Dean. |
|
1972 |
Lennard Travers Memorial Professorship awarded for the first time. Gordon [Don] Harrison was the recipient. |
|
1973 |
Inaugural Ellis Gillespie Memorial Lecture delivered by Professor B R Simpson at the GSM, Singapore. |
|
1973 |
First research grant from the Faculty of Anaesthetists RACS Research Fund awarded to Dr. T Brown. |
|
1974 |
Brian Dwyer appointed Dean. |
|
1975 |
Section of Intensive Care established within the Faculty, Arthur (Barry0 Baker appointed chair. |
|
1976 |
William Watt appointed Dean. |
|
1977 |
Silver jubilee of Faculty. Faculty appoints its own treasurer and formally separated its accounts, budget and reserves from the College. |
|
1978 |
Maurice Sando appointed Dean. |
|
1978 |
Honorary Fellowship conferred upon Geoffrey Kaye. |
|
1979 |
First final examination in intensive care. |
|
1979 |
The Faculty of Anaesthetists RACS Medal awarded for the first time. Leonard Shea and Peter Penn are the recipients. |
|
1979 |
First policy document published giving standards of practice: Recommended Minimum Facilities for Safe Anaesthetic Practice in Non-Teaching Hospitals. |
|
1980 |
Fellowship stands at 1150. |
|
1980 |
Douglas Joseph appointed Dean. |
|
1981 |
RACS Bulletin commences publication in March, with a Faculty of Anaesthetists segment that includes the Dean’s newsletter. |
|
1981 |
Intensive Care Manual published by T. Oh. |
|
1982 |
William Crosby appointed Dean. |
|
1982 |
Harry Daly Research Fellowship awarded for first time. Malcolm Fisher is the recipient. |
|
1984 |
Ross Holland appointed Dean. |
|
1986 |
Robin Smallwood appointed Dean. |
|
1986 |
Joan Sheales appointed faculty administrative officer following retirement of Nancy O’Donnell after 13 years of service. |
|
1987 |
Dean of Faculty becomes a member of the newly founded Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges. |
|
1987 |
Arthur (Barry) Baker appointed Dean. |
|
1988 |
Faculty participation in RACS Younger Fellows Conference |
|
1989 |
Academic Chairs Establishment Grant inaugurated: first grant made to Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Royal Adelaide Hospital. |
|
1990 |
Fellowship stands at 1955. |
|
1990 |
Faculty Bulletin commences publication. |
|
1990 |
Peter Livingstone appointed Dean. |
|
1990 |
Faculty special interest groups inaugurated. |
|
1991 |
Douglas Joseph Bequest and professorship established. |
|
June 1991 |
ANZCA is incorporated. |
|
February 1992 |
ANZCA is founded on February 7. Peter Livingstone appointed President ANZCA (until June). Joan Sheales appointed College registrar. |
| 1992 |
The inaugural General Scientific Meeting of ANZCA held in conjunction with RACS in Canberra. |
|
June 1992 |
Michael Hodgson appointed President ANZCA. |
|
1993 |
Michael Davies appointed President ANZCA. |
|
1993 |
Ulimaroa, 630 St Kilda Road, purchased. |
| 1993 |
New Zealand office opens in Elliott House, Wellington. |
|
1993 |
Faculty of Intensive Care is founded. Geoffrey Clarke appointed Dean. |
|
1993 |
College Armorial Bearings granted. |
|
1994 |
College relocates to St Kilda Road in February 1994, following official opening of Ulimaroa by Governor General on February 19. |
|
1995 |
Neville Davis appointed President ANZCA. |
|
1995 |
One Grand Chain Volume 1 published. |
|
1996 |
Garry Phillips appointed President ANZCA. |
|
1997 |
Alan Duncan appointed Dean, Faculty of Intensive Care. |
|
1997 |
Dean’s and Vice-Deans’s gowns first worn at Christchurch Annual Scientific Meeting. |
|
1998 |
Richard Walsh appointed President ANZCA. |
|
1999 |
Felicity Hawker appointed Dean, Faculty of Intensive Care. |
|
1999 |
Faculty of Pain Medicine is founded. Michael Cousins appointed Dean. |
|
November 1999 |
First pain medicine examination. |
|
2000 |
Fellowship of ANZCA stands at 3400. |
|
2000 |
Teik Oh appointed President ANZCA. |
|
2001 |
ANZCA House opened. |
| 2001 |
ANZCA’s Education Development Unit formed. |
|
2002 |
Richard Willis appointed President ANZCA. |
|
May 2002 |
Leigh Atkinson appointed Dean, Faculty of Pain Medicine. |
|
2002 |
The Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine is founded in partnership with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Felicity Hawker appointed Dean. |
|
October 2002 |
Neil Matthews appointed Dean, Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine. |
| 2003 |
Online journals available to Fellows and trainees. |
|
2004 |
Michael Cousins appointed President ANZCA. |
|
2004 |
Jack Havill appointed Dean, Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine. |
|
2004 |
Milton Cohen appointed Dean, Faculty of Pain Medicine. |
|
2004 |
One Grand Chain volume 2 published. |
| 2004 |
Clinical Teacher Course piloted. |
| 2004 |
ANZCA Trainee Committee established. |
|
2005 |
Fellowship numbers exceed 4000. |
|
2005 |
Research Funding exceeds $650,000. |
| 2005 |
ANZCA Trials Group formed. |
|
November 2005 |
Mike Richards appointed CEO ANZCA. |
|
2006 |
Walter Thompson appointed President ANZCA. |
|
2006 |
Roger Goucke appointed Dean, Faculty of Pain Medicine. |
|
2006 |
Richard Lee appointed Dean, Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine. |
| 2006 |
New Fellow first elected to Council. |
|
April 2007 |
ANZCA Foundation launched. |
|
August 2007 |
Death of Margaret Smith, Foundation Fellow of the Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. |
| 2007 |
New Zealand office moves to EMC House. |
| 2007 |
ANZCA Code of Professional Conduct introduced. |
|
2008 |
Leona Wilson appointed President ANZCA. |
|
2008 |
Penelope Briscoe appointed Dean, Faculty of Pain Medicine. |
|
2008 |
Vernon Van Heerden appointed Dean, Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine. |
|
2008 |
The Dr Ray Hader Trainee Award for Compassion established. Inaugural award made to Dr Amanda Young. |
| 2008 |
First ANZCA E-Newsletter distributed. |
|
February 2009 |
ANZCA ACT office opens. |
|
February 2009 |
Interim board of the College of Intensive Care Medicine meets for the first time, operating in parallel with the Board of the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine. |
| 2009 |
ANZCA begins producing podcasts. |
|
December 2009 |
Farewell dinner at ANZCA House for the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine. |
|
2010 |
Fellowship of ANZCA exceeds 4900. |
|
January 2010 |
The College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand commences operations as an independent entity. Vernon Van Heerden appointed President. |
|
2010 |
Kate Leslie appointed President, ANZCA. |
|
2010 |
David Jones appointed Dean, Faculty of Pain Medicine. |
| 2010 |
Online in-training assessments start. |
| 2011 |
Online Clinical Teacher Course piloted. |
| September 2011 |
Linda Sorrell appointed CEO ANZCA. |
About ANZCA
