Background
Cape, Ronald Duncan Thomson was born on February 9, 1921. Son of John and Susan Mathieson (Aitkenhead) Cape.
Cape, Ronald Duncan Thomson was born on February 9, 1921. Son of John and Susan Mathieson (Aitkenhead) Cape.
Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Medicine, BChir in Medicine, University Edinburgh, 1944. Bachelor of Science with honors in Pathology, University Edinburgh, 1948. Doctor of Medicine, University Edinburgh, 1954.
Medical registrar Perth Royal Infirmary, Scotland, 1949-1950. Research fellow Vancouver General Hospital, British Columbia, Canada, 1951-1952. Senior medical registrar Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, England, 1952-1955.
Consultant physician in geriatric medicine South Birmingham Group, England, 1957-1975, United Birmingham Hospitals, 1962-1975. Clinical lecturer University Birmingham, 1967-1973, part-time lecturer, 1973-1975. Associate professor University Western Ontario, London, Canada, 1975-1977, professor, coordinator geriatric medicine Canada, 1977-1986.
Chief geriatric medicine Parkwood Hospital, 1975-1986. Professor emeritus medicine, since 1986. Acting director National Research Institute Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Mount Royal Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, 1986-1987, chairman, 1988-1993.
Director West Midlands Institute Geriatrics and Gerontology, Birmingham, 1971-1975. Chair Regional Advisory Committee on Geriatric Services, Birmingham, 1964-1970, 73-75. Member council British Geriatrics Society, 1969-1972.
Member regional advisory panel Mental Health Services, 1970-1975. Member medical advisory board Osteoporosis Society of Canada, 1982-1986. Member Drug Quality and Therapeutics Committee, Ontario Ministry of Health, 1986-1986.
With Royal Air Force, 1947, United Kingdom, Egypt, Sudan.
Squadron leader Royal Air Force, 1945-1947, North African Theatre of Operations. Fellow American College of Physicians, Royal College Physicians and Surgeons Canada, Royal College Physicians Edinburgh, Gerontological Society of America, American Geriatric Society. Member Canada Geriatrics Research Society (medical advisory board 1978-1986), Canada Medical Association (senior since 1986), Canada Society Geriatric Medicine (chair executive committee 1981-1982, 1st honorary member 1985), Australian Geriatric Society, others.
Married Patricia Georgina Smallwood, December 15, 1946. Children: Randall, Jeremy.