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Who we are — About the South Australian Medical Heritage Society

About the Society

South Australia has a relatively brief but impressive Medical Heritage, one that is cherished by members of the South Australian Medical Heritage Society (SAMHS). SAMHS is committed to the appreciation of medical history, to identifying and recording artefacts of medical interest, and to making medical heritage information more readily available.

The Society was established in 1984 with the initial aim of establishing a Medical Museum. For various reasons – including financial ones - this goal seemed unlikely to be achieved. Energies were then directed towards establishing a website containing a "Virtual Museum".

In 2003 retired medical practitioners, Bernard Vaughan (radiologist) and Tony Slavotinek (surgeon) began locating, describing, and photographing items of medical interest scattered throughout the State. They were joined by Michael Patkin (surgeon), who contributed his computer skills to establish the SAMHS website including the Virtual Museum. An early interest was in radiology in SA. This equipment is dispersed in collections at Flinders Medical Centre, Glenside Hospital, Women's and Children's Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and private collections but all items are now all co-located in the Virtual Museum on SAMHS website.

Similarly many items, now over 500, grouped in 6 galleries and 80 folders can be found on the website. The website and the collection continues to grow. In addition SAMHS website now has a Biographical Library. There details of many notable SA health professionals can be found. These include doctors, scientists, nurses, dentists and others, including the States notable Nobel Laureates.

SAMHS currently has 70 registered members from a wide range of professions including historians, doctors, scientists, teachers, business men and others, all having a common interest in Medical Heritage.

Meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of each month at 6.00pm in the Dulwich Community Centre. An invited speaker addresses each meeting on a topic of medical history interest. Guests and new members are always welcome.


The Secretary, Maggi Boult, may be contacted by email at SA-MHS [at] outlook.com

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Patrons

Date range Person
2017-2018 Professor Donald Simpson AO Academic neurosurgeon with widespread interests including the history of neurosurgery
2018-2024 Dr Antonin (Tony) Slavotinek Academic abdominal surgeon and a long-standing supporter of medical history and SAMHS.
2025-present Emeritus Professor Ian Roberts-Thomson Academic gastroenterologist with an interest in ways to promote the history of medicine.


Life Members

Date Person
2011 Professor Donald Simpson AO
2017 Dr Joan Durdin AM
2021 Dr Roy Scragg AM
2021 Mr David Buob
2025 Ms Joy Copland


Office bearers, present and past

Years President Secretary Treasurer Committee
2024 - present Peter Roberts-Thomson AM Maggi Boult Lloyd Stagg
  • Prue Cowled
  • Robert Heddle
  • Ross Philpot
  • Ian Roberts-Thomson
  • Tony Seymour
2022 - 2024 Peter Roberts-Thomson AM Joy Copland Lloyd Stagg
  • Maggi Boult
  • David Close
  • Prue Cowled
  • Robert Heddle
  • Ian Roberts-Thomson [web editor]
2018 - 2022 Ian Roberts-Thomson Joy Copland David Buob
  • Caroline Adams
  • Maggi Boult
  • David Close
  • Michael Kent
  • Leo Mahar
  • Iain McIntyre
  • Wayne Sampson AM
  • Tony Slavotinek
2016 - 2018 Wayne Sampson AM Joy Copland David Buob
  • Caroline Adams
  • Chris Hughes
  • Michael Kent
  • Leo Mahar
  • Iain McIntyre
  • Ian Roberts-Thomson
  • Tony Slavotinek
2015 - 2016 Wayne Sampson AM Joy Copland Mr. David Buob
  • Unchanged from 2013/14
2014 - 2015 C. R. T. (Chris) Hughes Millicent Hughes, OAM David Buob
  • Unchanged from 2013/14
2013 - 2014 C. R. T. (Chris) Hughes Millicent Hughes, OAM David Buob
  • Tony Slavotinek
  • Wayne Sampson AM
  • Caroline Adams
  • Joy Copland
  • Michael Kent
2012 - 2013 C. R. T. (Chris) Hughes Millicent Hughes, OAM David Buob
  • Rob Cooter
  • Michael Kent
  • Joy Copland
  • Wayne Sampson AM
  • Tony Slavotinek [Web editor]
2011 - 2012 C. R. T. (Chris) Hughes Millicent Hughes, OAM David Buob
  • Donald Simpson AO
  • Tony Slavotinek
  • Rob Cooter
  • Michael Kent
  • Wayne Sampson AM
2010 - 2011 C. R. T. (Chris) Hughes Millicent Hughes, OAM David Buob
  • Rob Cooter
  • Tom Stevenson
  • Donald Simpson AO
  • Tony Slavotinek
  • Wayne Sampson AM
2005 - 2009 Tony Slavotinek Colin Suchting David Buob
  • -
2003 - 2005 Tony Slavotinek Trevor White David Buob
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