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{{short description|Australian physician, medical researcher, academic and lecturer}} |
{{short description|Australian physician, medical researcher, academic and lecturer}} |
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'''Anastasia Katherine |
'''Anastasia Katherine Donald''' ({{nee}} Courtice; 7 April 1966 – 1 February 2009),<ref name="lancet">{{cite journal|last1=Watts|first1=Geoff|title=Obituary: Anna Katherine Donald|journal=The Lancet|date=21 March 2009|volume=373|issue=9668|page=1002|url=http://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(09)60597-3.pdf|accessdate=16 August 2017|quote=Self-styled "evidologist" and tireless advocate of evidence based medicine. Born in Sydney, Australia, on 7 April 1966, she died of breast cancer in Sydney on 1 Feb 2009, aged 42 years.|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(09)60597-3|s2cid=53257198}}</ref> known as '''Anna Donald''', was an [[Australians|Australian]] pioneer in the field of [[evidence-based medicine]]<ref name="BMJ1">{{cite journal | last1 = Smith | first1 = R. | last2 = Gray | first2 = M. | year = 2009 | title = Obituary: Anna Donald | url = http://www.bmj.com/content/338/bmj.b436?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT | journal = BMJ | volume = 338 | page = b436 | doi = 10.1136/bmj.b436 | s2cid = 220112782 }}</ref> as well as an [[Epidemiology|epidemiologist]] and [[Director (business)|company director]]. |
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==Early life and early education== |
==Early life and early education== |
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Donald was the child of biologist Tony Courtice and Janet Donald ( |
Donald was the child of biologist Tony Courtice and Janet Donald ({{nee}} Hales).<ref name="SMH">{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/rhodes-scholar-fought-to-find-truth-20090212-85wc.html|title=Rhodes scholar fought to find truth|date=13 February 2009|first=Malcolm|last=Brown|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media}}</ref> Her maternal grandmother was reportedly of Chinese descent.<ref name="GW"/> When Donald was 2, her parents separated.<ref name="SMH"/> Following her parents' separation, she and her mother lived with Donald's maternal grandparents for a year.<ref name="GW"/> Later, Donald's mother divorced Courtice and married lawyer Bruce Donald, with whom she would rear Anna, who took her surrogate father's surname (Donald).<ref name="SMH"/> She undertook her secondary education at [[North Sydney Girls High School]]<ref name="SMH"/> and [[Narrabundah College]] in [[Canberra]].<ref name="GW"/> |
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| ⚫ | During this time, she distinguished herself from her peers by winning state and national prizes in mathematics and French.<ref name="SMH"/> Further, she represented Australia in the [[International Mathematical Olympiad]].<ref name="SMH"/> However, her education at North Sydney Girls was not without issue. In 1981, after Bruce Donald and Janet separated, Donald experienced emotional symptoms and developed [[anorexia nervosa]]. In Year 10, she attended school in France for several months. Depressed and disenchanted with her old school when she returned to Australia, she transferred to Narrabundah College in Canberra, where she completed Years 11 and 12.<ref name="GW"/> |
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When Donald was 2, her parents separated.<ref name="SMH"/> Following her parents' separation, Donald and her mother lived with Donald's maternal grandparents for a year.<ref name="GW"/> Later, Donald's mother divorced her father and married lawyer Bruce Donald, with whom she would rear Anna Donald.<ref name="SMH"/> |
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In Year 10, Donald attended school in France for several months.<ref name="GW"/> Depressed and disenchanted with her old school when she returned to Australia, Donald then moved to [[Narrabundah College]] in Canberra, where she completed Years 11 and 12.<ref name="GW"/> |
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==Tertiary education and training== |
==Tertiary education and training== |
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After completing Year 12 at Narrabundah College, |
After completing Year 12 at Narrabundah College, she gained entrance to the [[University of Sydney]] in 1985, where she resided in [[Wesley College, University of Sydney]]<ref name="SMH"/> and [[the Women's College, University of Sydney]]<ref>The Women's College, University of Sydney. (2009.) [http://www.thewomenscollege.com.au/documents/Together%20v25%20n1%20Winter2009.pdf ''Together: The Journal of The Women's College within the University of Sydney''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411100002/http://www.thewomenscollege.com.au/documents/Together%20v25%20n1%20Winter2009.pdf |date=11 April 2013 }}, The Women's College, University of Sydney, 25(1):12.</ref> and earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]], majoring in History and Pre-Clinical Medical Studies, in 1989.<ref name="SMH"/> |
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During her collegiate education, Donald won the [[Henry Lawson]] Prize for a collection of short stories.{{Citation needed|date=September 2013}} |
During her collegiate education, Donald won the [[Henry Lawson]] Prize for a collection of short stories.{{Citation needed|date=September 2013}} She also presided over the 1988 [[World Universities Debating Championship]] held in [[Sydney]], at which she met her future husband, Michael Roland Hall,<ref>[http://nigelbowen.com.au/userfiles/file/PDF%20CV/Michael%20Roland%20Hall%20CV.pdf Michael Roland Hall - CV]</ref><ref>[http://nigelbowen.com.au/#!barristers/Michael+Hall Michael Hall - Nigel Bowen Chambers]</ref> a member of the winning debating team from the [[University of Oxford]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2013}} Donald was elected to the University Senate (1989),<ref name="SMH"/> President of the [[University of Sydney Union]] (1987–88),{{Citation needed|date=September 2013}} and Honorary Treasurer of the University of Sydney Union (1986–87) during this time.{{Citation needed|date=September 2013}} |
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Donald later won the 1989 [[Rhodes Scholarship]] for [[New South Wales]],<ref name="SMH"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sydney.edu.au/alumni/our-alumni/recognition/rhodes-scholars.shtml|title=Rhodes scholars|publisher=University of Sydney}}</ref> becoming the second woman from the state to win the award. Donald's paternal grandfather was also a recipient of a Rhodes Scholarship in the 1930s.<ref name="SMH"/> Donald attended the [[University of Oxford]] in |
Donald later won the 1989 [[Rhodes Scholarship]] for [[New South Wales]],<ref name="SMH"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sydney.edu.au/alumni/our-alumni/recognition/rhodes-scholars.shtml|title=Rhodes scholars|publisher=University of Sydney}}</ref> becoming the second woman from the state to win the award. Donald's paternal grandfather was also a recipient of a Rhodes Scholarship in the 1930s.<ref name="SMH"/> Donald attended the [[University of Oxford]] in as a member of [[New College, Oxford]], where she read for a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (B.M.B.Ch.) degree.<ref name="SMH"/> After her medical studies, Donald interned in Oxford and did residencies in other parts of [[Oxfordshire]], [[Glasgow]], and [[Kenya]]. Following her residencies, Donald attended [[Harvard University]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], [[United States]], during which time she was sponsored by a Menzies Scholarship, a Kennedy Fellowship, and a Caltex Award<ref name="GW"/> and where she earned a Master's in Public Policy (M.P.P.).<ref name="SMH"/> |
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Following her residencies, Donald attended [[Harvard University]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], [[United States]], during which time she was sponsored by a Menzies Scholarship, a Kennedy Fellowship, and a Caltex Award<ref name="GW"/> and where she earned a Master's in Public Policy (M.P.P.).<ref name="SMH"/> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Donald worked as a doctor and lecturer in epidemiology and public policy at [[University College London]], and on the [[Whitehall Study]] on [[public health]]. |
Donald worked as a doctor and lecturer in epidemiology and public policy at [[University College London]], and on the [[Whitehall Study]] on [[public health]].{{cn|date=November 2023}} |
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| ⚫ | Donald was a founding editor of the British Medical Journal's ''Clinical Evidence'', the ''Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare'' and ''Evidence Based Health Policy''; and the author or co-author of ''The Hands-on Guide for Junior Doctors'' and ''House Officers Guide To Survival''.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}} |
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In 1988, with Dr Vivek Muthu, she founded Bazian, a company which, according to its website, "provides evidence-based consulting and analysis to support the rational assessment, configuration and commissioning of healthcare services".{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} |
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===Medical publishing=== |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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In 2003, while living in the United Kingdom, Donald was reunited with Michael Hall, who had become a lawyer. They married in 2005 in [[St. James Church, Sydney]]. On 27 February 2007, Donald was diagnosed with [[metastasis|metastatic]] [[breast cancer]].<ref name="GW">{{cite web|url=http://www.bazian.com/pdfs/AnnaDonald_GoodWeekendProfile_082008.pdf|title=Anna Donald|work=Good Weekend, Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|date=16 August 2008}}</ref> She and her husband returned to Sydney. |
In 2003, while living in the United Kingdom, Donald was reunited with Michael Hall, who had become a lawyer. They married in 2005 in [[St. James Church, Sydney]]. On 27 February 2007, Donald was diagnosed with [[metastasis|metastatic]] [[breast cancer]].<ref name="GW">{{cite web|url=http://www.bazian.com/pdfs/AnnaDonald_GoodWeekendProfile_082008.pdf|title=Anna Donald|work=Good Weekend, Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|date=16 August 2008}}</ref> She and her husband returned to Sydney. In April 2008, she began writing a blog for the online version of the ''[[British Medical Journal]]''. Called ''From the Other Side'', it chronicled her living with cancer. Her last post was on 22 December 2008. Donald died on 1 February 2009, aged 42, at Mater Hospital in [[Crows Nest, New South Wales|Crows Nest]], a suburb on the lower [[North Shore (Sydney)|North Shore]] of Sydney.<ref name="lancet"/> |
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In April 2008, she began writing a blog for the online version of the ''[[British Medical Journal]]''. Called ''From the Other Side'', it chronicled her living with cancer. Her last post was on 22 December 2008. Donald died on 1 February 2009, aged 42, at Mater Hospital in [[Crows Nest, New South Wales|Crows Nest]], a suburb on the lower [[North Shore (Sydney)|North Shore]] of Sydney. |
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==Sources== |
==Sources== |
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* [http://www.bmj.com/content/338/bmj.b589 Correction by Smith and Gray above] |
* [http://www.bmj.com/content/338/bmj.b589 Correction by Smith and Gray above] |
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* [http://www.bmj.com/rapid-response/2011/11/02/summer-party-anna-donalds A summer party at Anna Donald's |
* [http://www.bmj.com/rapid-response/2011/11/02/summer-party-anna-donalds A summer party at Anna Donald's] |
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* [https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/donald-anastasia-katherine-anna-16704 Anna Donald obituary] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 01:36, 20 June 2024
Anastasia Katherine Donald (née Courtice; 7 April 1966 – 1 February 2009),[1] known as Anna Donald, was an Australian pioneer in the field of evidence-based medicine[2] as well as an epidemiologist and company director.
Early life and early education
[edit]Donald was the child of biologist Tony Courtice and Janet Donald (née Hales).[3] Her maternal grandmother was reportedly of Chinese descent.[4] When Donald was 2, her parents separated.[3] Following her parents' separation, she and her mother lived with Donald's maternal grandparents for a year.[4] Later, Donald's mother divorced Courtice and married lawyer Bruce Donald, with whom she would rear Anna, who took her surrogate father's surname (Donald).[3] She undertook her secondary education at North Sydney Girls High School[3] and Narrabundah College in Canberra.[4]
During this time, she distinguished herself from her peers by winning state and national prizes in mathematics and French.[3] Further, she represented Australia in the International Mathematical Olympiad.[3] However, her education at North Sydney Girls was not without issue. In 1981, after Bruce Donald and Janet separated, Donald experienced emotional symptoms and developed anorexia nervosa. In Year 10, she attended school in France for several months. Depressed and disenchanted with her old school when she returned to Australia, she transferred to Narrabundah College in Canberra, where she completed Years 11 and 12.[4]
Tertiary education and training
[edit]After completing Year 12 at Narrabundah College, she gained entrance to the University of Sydney in 1985, where she resided in Wesley College, University of Sydney[3] and the Women's College, University of Sydney[5] and earned a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in History and Pre-Clinical Medical Studies, in 1989.[3]
During her collegiate education, Donald won the Henry Lawson Prize for a collection of short stories.[citation needed] She also presided over the 1988 World Universities Debating Championship held in Sydney, at which she met her future husband, Michael Roland Hall,[6][7] a member of the winning debating team from the University of Oxford.[citation needed] Donald was elected to the University Senate (1989),[3] President of the University of Sydney Union (1987–88),[citation needed] and Honorary Treasurer of the University of Sydney Union (1986–87) during this time.[citation needed]
Donald later won the 1989 Rhodes Scholarship for New South Wales,[3][8] becoming the second woman from the state to win the award. Donald's paternal grandfather was also a recipient of a Rhodes Scholarship in the 1930s.[3] Donald attended the University of Oxford in as a member of New College, Oxford, where she read for a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (B.M.B.Ch.) degree.[3] After her medical studies, Donald interned in Oxford and did residencies in other parts of Oxfordshire, Glasgow, and Kenya. Following her residencies, Donald attended Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, during which time she was sponsored by a Menzies Scholarship, a Kennedy Fellowship, and a Caltex Award[4] and where she earned a Master's in Public Policy (M.P.P.).[3]
Career
[edit]Donald worked as a doctor and lecturer in epidemiology and public policy at University College London, and on the Whitehall Study on public health.[citation needed]
Donald was a founding editor of the British Medical Journal's Clinical Evidence, the Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare and Evidence Based Health Policy; and the author or co-author of The Hands-on Guide for Junior Doctors and House Officers Guide To Survival.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]In 2003, while living in the United Kingdom, Donald was reunited with Michael Hall, who had become a lawyer. They married in 2005 in St. James Church, Sydney. On 27 February 2007, Donald was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer.[4] She and her husband returned to Sydney. In April 2008, she began writing a blog for the online version of the British Medical Journal. Called From the Other Side, it chronicled her living with cancer. Her last post was on 22 December 2008. Donald died on 1 February 2009, aged 42, at Mater Hospital in Crows Nest, a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney.[1]
Sources
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Watts, Geoff (21 March 2009). "Obituary: Anna Katherine Donald" (PDF). The Lancet. 373 (9668): 1002. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(09)60597-3. S2CID 53257198. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
Self-styled "evidologist" and tireless advocate of evidence based medicine. Born in Sydney, Australia, on 7 April 1966, she died of breast cancer in Sydney on 1 Feb 2009, aged 42 years.
- ^ Smith, R.; Gray, M. (2009). "Obituary: Anna Donald". BMJ. 338: b436. doi:10.1136/bmj.b436. S2CID 220112782.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Brown, Malcolm (13 February 2009). "Rhodes scholar fought to find truth". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media.
- ^ a b c d e f "Anna Donald" (PDF). Good Weekend, Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 16 August 2008.
- ^ The Women's College, University of Sydney. (2009.) Together: The Journal of The Women's College within the University of Sydney Archived 11 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine, The Women's College, University of Sydney, 25(1):12.
- ^ Michael Roland Hall - CV
- ^ Michael Hall - Nigel Bowen Chambers
- ^ "Rhodes scholars". University of Sydney.
External links
[edit]- Bazian official website
- "From the other side" - BMJ Group Blogs, Anna's blog for the British Medical Journal
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