Roger Davidson (medical practitioner)
Dr Roger Madgwick Davidson (born 18 August 1923) is a retired Australian medical practitioner who initiated the most comprehensive sports injury surveillance study at schoolboy level over a 30-year period.
Early life
Davidson was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the son of medical practitioner Dr James Madgwick Davidson. His uncle was Sir Alfred Charles Davidson, General Manager of the Bank of New South Wales, and his great grandfather was the noted humanitarian Alfred Davidson. Davidson attended Newington College (1932–1940)[1] and then the University of Sydney from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery in 1945.[2]
Medical career
Davidson was in general practice in Enmore, New South Wales and was the medical officer for the neighbouring Newington College. In the thirty-year period in which he held this role he initiated Australia's most comprehensive sports injury surveillance study at schoolboy level.
Community involvement
- President – Old Newingtonians' Union[3]
Honours
- Australian Sports Medal – 2000 (for the most comprehensive injury surveillance study at schoolboy level)[4]
- NSW Sports Safety Silver Award – 1998 (for outstanding achievement by a research team)[5]
- Salvation Army Cross of the Order of Distinguished Auxiliary Service – 1970 (for exceptional service rendered to the Army by non-Salvationists)[6]
References
- ↑ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 pp 48(Syd, 1999)
- ↑ Alumni Sidneienses
- ↑ Newington Across the Years, A History of Newington College 1863 – 1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 347
- ↑ It's an Honour
- ↑ NSW Sporting Injuries Committee
- ↑ Order Of Distinguished Auxiliary Service