A Brief ANZCA Timeline
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1950 |
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons agrees to found a Faculty of Anaesthetists |
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1951 |
Interim Board of Faculty of Anaesthetists, RACS, convenes |
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1952 April |
First draft By-Laws and Standing Orders approved by Interim Board |
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1952 August |
Acting Board convenes: Dr. Douglas Renton appointed Acting Dean, Harry Daly Vice-Dean; first General Meeting of Faculty, attended by 48 Foundation Fellows and Members |
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1953 |
Visit by Dr. Bernard Johnson, Dean, Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Surgeons, England |
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1953 May |
First Election to the Board: appointments of Douglas Renton as Dean and Harry Daly as Vice-Dean unanimously reaffirmed |
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1953 August |
First General Scientific Meeting of RACS, Fellows and Members of the Faculty of Anaesthetists attend |
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1954 |
Annual Subscription introduced, initially 7 Guineas |
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1955 |
Robert Orton appointed Dean |
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1956 |
Museum and Library gifted to Faculty |
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1956 May |
First Final Examination held [in Melbourne], seven candidates |
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1957 March |
First Primary Examination held [in Melbourne], five candidates |
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1957 September |
Primary Examinations held in Melbourne, Sydney and Dunedin |
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1958 September |
Renton Prize for Primary Examination awarded for the first time, to Vera Gallagher |
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1959 |
Lennard Travers appointed Dean |
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1959 May |
Final Examination held in Sydney for the first time |
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1959 August |
Inaugural General Meeting of Fellows and Members of the Faculty at the College General Scientific Meeting |
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1960 |
Fellowship numbers stand at 170 |
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1961 |
James McCulloch appointed Dean |
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1961 May |
Cecil Gray prize for Final Examination awarded for the first time, to Dr. John O’Leary |
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1962 |
Academic Chair in Anaesthesia established at Sydney University [the first in Australia] |
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1962 |
Education Committee formed |
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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. |
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1964 |
Leonard Shea appointed Dean |
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1966 |
Mary Burnell appointed Dean |
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1967 |
Faculty Primary Examination held in Singapore for the first time |
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1967 |
Ralph Clark appointed Dean |
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1968 |
Noel Cass appointed Dean |
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1969 |
Faculty Primary Examination held in Hong Kong for the first time |
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1969 |
R H Orton Award for meritorious services to Anaesthesia in Australia made for first time, to Dr Harry Daly, Dr. Margaret McClelland and Dr. George Anson. |
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1970 |
Kevin McCaul appointed Dean |
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1970 |
Fellowship numbers stand at 515 |
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1970 |
Training review: two years of general medical training to precede vocational training in anaesthesia |
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1970 |
Supervisor of Training appointed in each hospital having training posts |
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1971 |
Manual on Training published |
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1971 |
Final Examination held in Singapore [Examinations held in Malaysia and Singapore until 1985] |
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1972 |
Teresa O’Rourke-Brophy appointed Dean |
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1972 |
Lennard Travers Memorial Professorship awarded for the first time, to Dr. Gordon [Don] Harrison. |
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1973 |
Inaugural Ellis Gillespie Memorial Lecture delivered by Professor B R Simpson at the GSM, Singapore. |
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1973 |
First research grant from the Faculty of Anaesthetists RACS Research Fund awarded to Dr. T Brown. |
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1974 |
Brian Dwyer appointed Dean |
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1975 |
Section of Intensive Care established within the Faculty, Arthur [Barry] Baker appointed Chairman. |
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1976 |
William Watt appointed Dean |
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1977 |
Silver Jubilee of Faculty / Faculty appoints its own Treasurer and formally separated its accounts, budget and reserves from the College. |
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1978 |
Maurice Sando appointed Dean |
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1978 |
Honorary Fellowship conferred upon Dr. Geoffrey Kaye |
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1979 |
First Final Examination in Intensive Care |
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1979 |
The Faculty of Anaesthetists RACS Medal awarded for the first time to Leonard Shea and Peter Penn |
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1979 |
First Policy [Standards of Practice] Document published: Recommended Minimum Facilities for Safe Anaesthetic Practice in Non-Teaching Hospitals |
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1980 |
Fellowship stands at 1150 |
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1980 |
Douglas Joseph appointed Dean |
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1981 |
RACS Bulletin commences publication in March, with a Faculty of Anaesthetists segment that includes the Dean’s Newsletter |
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1981 |
Intensive Care Manual published by T. Oh |
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1982 |
William Crosby appointed Dean |
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1982 |
Harry Daly Research Fellowship awarded for first time, to Dr. Malcolm Fisher |
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1984 |
Ross Holland appointed Dean |
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1986 |
Robin Smallwood appointed Dean |
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1986 |
Joan Sheales appointed Faculty Administrative Officer following retirement of Nancy O’Donnell after 13 years of service |
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1987 |
Dean of Faculty becomes a member of the newly founded Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges. |
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1987 |
Arthur [Barry] Baker appointed Dean |
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1988 |
Faculty participation in RACS Younger Fellows Conference |
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1989 |
Academic Chairs Establishment Grant inaugurated: first grant made to Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Royal Adelaide Hospital |
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1990 |
Fellowship stands at 1955 |
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1990 |
Faculty Bulletin commences publication |
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1990 |
Peter Livingstone appointed Dean |
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1990 |
Faculty Special Interest Groups Inaugurated |
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1991 |
Douglas Joseph Bequest and Professorship established |
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1991 June |
ANZCA Incorporated |
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1992 February |
ANZCA Founded 7 February, Peter Livingstone appointed President ANZCA [until June]; Joan Sheales appointed College Registrar. |
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1992 June |
Michael Hodgson appointed President ANZCA |
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1993 |
Michael Davies appointed President ANZCA |
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1993 |
Ulimaroa, 630 St Kilda Road, purchased |
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1993 |
Faculty of Intensive Care Founded, Geoffrey Clarke appointed Dean |
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1993 |
College Armorial Bearings granted |
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1994 |
College relocates to St. Kilda Road in February 1994, following official opening of Ulimaroa by Governor General on 19 February |
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1995 |
Neville Davis appointed President ANZCA |
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1995 |
One Grand Chain Volume 1 published |
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1996 |
Garry Phillips appointed President ANZCA |
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1997 |
Alan Duncan appointed Dean, Faculty of Intensive Care |
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1997 |
Dean’s and Vice-Deans’s Gowns first worn, at Christchurch ASM |
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1998 |
Richard Walsh appointed President ANZCA |
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1999 |
Felicity Hawker appointed Dean, Faculty of Intensive Care |
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1999 |
Faculty of Pain Medicine Founded, Michael Cousins appointed Dean |
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1999 November |
First Pain Medicine Examination |
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2000 |
Fellowship of ANZCA stands at 3400 |
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2000 |
Teik Oh appointed President ANZCA |
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2001 |
ANZCA House opened |
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2002 |
Richard Willis appointed President ANZCA |
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2002 May |
Leigh Atkinson appointed Dean, Faculty of Pain Medicine |
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2002 |
The Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine founded in partnership with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Felicity Hawker appointed Dean |
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2002 October |
Neil Matthews appointed Dean, Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine |
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2004 |
Michael Cousins appointed President ANZCA |
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2004 |
Jack Havill appointed Dean, Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine |
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2004 |
Milton Cohen appointed Dean, Faculty of Pain Medicine |
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2004 |
One Grand Chain volume 2 published |
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2005 |
Fellowship numbers exceed 4000 |
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2005 |
Research Funding exceeds $650,000 |
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2005 November |
Mike Richards appointed CEO ANZCA |
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2006 |
Walter Thompson appointed President ANZCA |
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2006 |
Roger Goucke appointed Dean, Faculty of Pain Medicine |
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2006 |
Richard Lee appointed Dean, Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine |
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2007 April |
ANZCA Foundation officially launched |
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2007 August |
Death of Margaret Smith, Foundation Fellow of the Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons |
