George Burniston had a long association with Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney and the University of New South Wales, having earlier worked as a public servant with the Department of Post-War Reconstruction and Department of Social Services.
21 Facts About George Burniston
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George Burniston was the son of Daisy Belle and George Benjamin Burniston; his father was a butcher.
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George Burniston attended Summer Hill Intermediate High School and Sydney Boys' High School.
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George Burniston matriculated to the University of Sydney in 1933, graduating MBBS in 1939.
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George Burniston began his career as a resident at Hornsby District Hospital.
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George Burniston joined the medical branch of the Royal Australian Air Force in 1940 and was seconded to the Royal Air Force's orthopaedic service in England, working under Reginald Watson-Jones and Henry Osmond-Clarke.
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George Burniston returned to Australia in July 1943 and the following year was appointed head of the No 2 Convalescent Depot at Jervis Bay.
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In 1950, George Burniston joined the Department of Social Services as senior medical officer in New South Wales.
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George Burniston took a sabbatical in 1953, studying at New York University as a Fulbright fellow and at King's College, London.
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George Burniston was promoted to principal medical officer in the DSS in 1954 and was the chief medical officer for the Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service.
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George Burniston helped expand the availability of rehabilitation programs from a focus on ex-military personnel to the general population.
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George Burniston was appointed director of rehabilitation medicine at Prince Henry and Prince of Wales Hospitals in 1963.
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George Burniston retired in 1979 but continued to work in an honorary capacity until 1985.
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George Burniston became a senior lecturer at the University of New South Wales, securing accreditation from the Royal College of Physicians for his training program, in the absence of an Australian qualification.
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George Burniston then helped establish a local diploma of physical and rehabilitation medicine.
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George Burniston served terms as national president of the Australian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and state president of the Australian Association of Occupational Therapists.
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George Burniston was the inaugural president of the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, which subsequently became a faculty of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
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George Burniston was a member of the World Health Organization's expert panel on rehabilitation medicine.
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George Burniston was in a long-term relationship with Don Dobie, a long-serving federal MP.
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George Burniston died in Bangkok on 27 June 1992 at the age of 77.
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George Burniston was a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators, Royal Society of Health, and Royal Australasian College of Physicians.