Thomas John Murray | |
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 Jock Murray, Royal College of Physicians, London (2019) | |
| Born | May 1938 (age 87) Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Education | St. Francis Xavier University |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Neurologist |
| Institutions | Dalhousie University School of Medicine |
| Notable works | Multiple Sclerosis: The History of a Disease |
Thomas John "Jock" MurrayOC ONS (born May 1938) is a Canadianneurologist, medical historian and author.
Following his neurology training, Murray joined the faculty of medicine atDalhousie in 1970. He was the founding director of the Dalhousie Multiple Sclerosis Research Unit, co-founder of the Consortium of North American Multiple Sclerosis Centres, chair of theCanadian Medical Forum, president of theCanadian Neurological Society and of the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges, vice-president of theAmerican Academy of Neurology, chair of the board of governors and chair of the board of regents for theAmerican College of Physicians, and served as dean of Medicine at Dalhousie.
His published works includeSir Charles Tupper: Fighting Doctor to Father of Confederation (1999), which he co-authored with his wife,Multiple Sclerosis: The History of a Disease (2005), andThe Quotable Osler. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia (2008), which he co-edited withMark E. Silverman andCharles S. Bryan.
Thomas John "Jock" Murray was born in May 1938 into the Scottish community ofPictou, Nova Scotia as the third eldest of ten children. 'Jock' was the Scottish nickname for John. His father edited and published a weekly newspaper and his mother wrote columns for the paper. He was educated atSt. Francis Xavier University,Antigonish and theDalhousie University School of Medicine, Halifax.[1][2]
Murray was commissioned into the Navy in 1958.[1] In 1963, he graduated in medicine and worked in general practice for two years, following which he returned to Halifax to train ininternal medicine.[1]
Following his neurology training in Halifax, London, and Toronto, Murray joined the faculty of medicine atDalhousie in 1970.[1]
He became the founding director of the Dalhousie Multiple Sclerosis Research Unit, and helped found the Consortium of North American Multiple Sclerosis Centres, and served as its president. Murray also served as chair of theCanadian Medical Forum, as president of theCanadian Neurological Society and of the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges, and as vice-president of theAmerican Academy of Neurology. He was chair of the board of governors and chair of the board of regents for theAmerican College of Physicians.[1]
He served as dean of Medicine at Dalhousie from 1985 to 1992.[3] In addition to becoming Professor of Medicine and of Medical Humanities, he was head of Neurology.[2] In 1996, he contributed to the report presented toPresident Clinton by the Working Group on Disability in US Presidents.[2]
Murray has published more than 300 articles, a number of books on neurology subjects and 43 chapters.[2] In 1999, he co-authoredSir Charles Tupper: Fighting Doctor to Father of Confederation with his wife.[4] As well as archival evidence from the Nova Scotia provincial archives[5] and published material, they studiedCharles Tupper's family recollections to present both his medical and political career.[6][7]
In 2005, he publishedMultiple Sclerosis: The History of a Disease.[3] He co-edited a book onSir William Osler's quotations.[1]
In 1973, he was awarded the Professor of the Year award from medical students at Dalhousie University. He was named an officer of theOrder of Canada in 1991, the Canada 125th Anniversary Medal the following year and the John B. Neilson Award of the Associated Medical Services and Hannah Institute for the History of Medicine in 1995. In 1997, he received the Dr. A. B. Baker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Neurological Education from the Academy of Neurology and in 2000, was awarded the Labe Scheinberg Award for Lifetime Contributions to Multiple Sclerosis from the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centres. In 2001, he received both the Mentor of the Year Award from theRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Medal.St. Francis Xavier University andAcadia University have honoured him with honorary degrees.[1]
He was the founder of theDalhousie Society for the History of Medicine and served as its first president. He also served as president of theCanadian Society for the History of Medicine.[1] He is also a member of theOrder of Nova Scotia.[3] In 2014, Murray was inducted into theCanadian Medical Hall of Fame.[2]
Murray met Janet when he became a university officer cadet in Halifax in 1958, and they had their first date alone at theCarleton Hotel. They married two years later and have four children and seven grandchildren.[1]
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