Life-altering event: meeting
Wendy
Moments of truth and Critical decisions
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Leaving Western
Clinic (1959)
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Leaving Australia
permanently (1964)
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Leaving Edinburgh
(1969)
What have I done that’s made
a difference?
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Epidemiological
model (The “Iceberg” concept)
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Editor in chief
reference textbook of public health
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Conceptual
approach to public health practice
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Definitions –
Dictionary of Epidemiology
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Philosophical
(ethical) foundations
Missed opportunities – What
might have been?
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Alternative
histories (creative writing)
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Social demography
at Australian National University
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Cross-appointment
Harvard Med School, School of Public Health
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Foundation dean,
Newcastle Medical School
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Johns Hopkins
School of Hygiene, UCLA, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh
Mentors, teachers, advisers
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Profiles of
notable people I’ve worked with or met
Marriage and family life
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Evolution of our
family
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Movements
(migrations)
Travels and Third World
experiences
What would I do differently
if I could relive my life?
Lessons learned
- Carpe diem
- Overcome shyness
- Foster teamwork
I am no fan of Rushdie and find him difficult to read. In an autobiography my preference is for chronology. Events of importance will arise as you go along. Whatever you chose, best wishes for every success.
ReplyDeleteLately I've been reading a good many memoirs, and have found several of those that begin with a defining event or experience more interesting, more readable, than a straightforward chronological record. I'm far from sure I can make it work but I am trying to rewrite according to this outline.
ReplyDeleteRushdie's memoir, Joseph Anton, is very readable, in contrast to his novels. But he reveals himself as a vain, egotistic, very self-centred man. That's one of the ways this book is so good: it's an honest self-portrait, warts and all.
I like the outline, John, but I hope there's room in there somewhere for a bit about your early life, which I found quite interesting. Your blog is one of my favourites.
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Which of the Margarets in my friendship and acquaintance network wrote this? Rest assured, Margaret whoever, a recital of events in my early life will remain part of the revision, either intact as it now is in the chronological record, or inserted in context where it fits best. I need to say how my character and personality were shaped, I believe, by the circumstances of my upbringing. For instance there is a description in the paper print-out, not included in the excerpts I've posted on the blog, of emotional interactions with my mother and other relatives. I will be sure to include this in the final version, which I hope to publish as an e-book, perhaps around the end of this year. That description needs careful revision and rewriting: I need to convey a complex emotional state of mind.
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