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Emeritus Consultants Biographies
Hamish Macmillan was born in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1904 the son of Thomson Macmillan a minister of the Presbyterian Church and Annie, nee Robertson. The family came to Australia and settled in Melbourne. Hamish Macmillan attended Geelong College of which he was Dux. He then went to Melbourne University residing at Ormond College. He excelled in sport being captain of football, cricket and athletics. He was awarded a double blue (football and athletics). His ability as a leader was also shown by his interest in student activities whilst at Ormond and by his chairmanship of the student club. He graduated in medicine from the University of Melbourne in 1928 and came to Western Australia, where he was a resident medical officer at the Royal Perth Hospital. Here he met his future wife Margorie Joyce Parsons and they were married in 1932. Hamish Macmillan entered general practice in Victoria Park and then went to Edinburgh to do his surgical training, obtaining his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edin) in 1937. While in Edinburgh the first of his sons was born. Unfortunately soon after his return to Perth he developed manifestations of tuberculosis which limited his aspirations in surgery and prevented him joining many of his colleagues in war service. At the Royal Perth Hospital he held the appointment of Honorary Clinical Assistant Surgeon in Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery 1935-37. In 1939 he was appointed Relieving Assistant Surgeon in Outpatients. From 1941 he served the hospital as Honorary Dermatologist (Senior Dermatologist from 1947) until his retirement in 1965 after 33 years service. In recognition of his service the Hospital Board appointed him Consultant Dermatologist. Hamish Macmillan served on a number of committees. He was a member of the RPH Electoral Committee from 1956 and its chairman from 1960. He was a foundation councillor of the Dermatological Association of Australia and later it's President (1956-57). He was a member of the Perth Rotary Club and President of the Hale School Parents and Friends Association. His interest in sport continued after his retirement and he was a top division bowler in the Dalkeith Club. Hamish Macmillan died on 4th December 1972. |
