Background
Douglas, Robert Matheson was born on December 8, 1936 in Hamley Bridge, Australia. Son of John and Ruth Violet (Hitchcox) Douglas.
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Robert Matheson Douglas
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Education
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Science, U. Adelaide, Australia, 1960; Doctor of Medicine, U. Adelaide, Australia, 1974; Master of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1972.
Career
Physician specialist, New Guinea Department Public Health, Papua, 1967-1970;
assistant professor research medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1970-1973;
senior lecturer and reader in epidemiology, U. Adelaide, 1975-1983;
reader and chair department community medicine, U. Adelaide, 1983-1987;
dean faculty of medicine, U. Adelaide, 1988;
director, professor National Center for Epidemology and Population Health, Australian National U., Canberra, since 1989. Chair technical advisory group on accute respiratory infection World Health Organisation, Geneva, 1983-1987. Chair review group on accute respiratory infection Cochrane Collaborator, Oxford, England, since 1994.
Adjunct Professor U. Sydney, Canberra, since 1994.
Achievements
Membership
President Australia and New Zealand Society for Epidemology and Research in Cmty. Health, 1978-1980; foundation secretary Moresby Cmty. Development Group, 1969-1970.
Member Australian Capital Territory Board of Health, 1990-1993. Member National Healthand Medical Research Council for Australia, 1990-1991. Fellow Royal Australian College Medicine, Royal Australian College General Practitioners, Royal Australian College Physicians (faculty public health medicine), Australian Epidemological Association (president 1987-1991).
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Connections
Married Rosemary Lillian Duguid, May 14, 1960. Children: John Matheson, Charles Duguid, Kirsty Annual.
