John Yu
John Yu | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dư sâm mỹ 12 December 1934 Nanking,China |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | University of Sydney |
| Medical career | |
| Field | Paediatrics |
| Institutions | Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children |
John Samuel YuACFRACPFRSN(Chinese:Dư sâm mỹ;pinyin:Yú Sēnměi;born 12 December 1934) is a Chinese-born Australian paediatrics doctor who served as CEO of theRoyal Alexandra Hospital for Childrenfrom 1979 until 1997. He was theAustralian of the Yearfor 1996.
Early life and education[edit]
Born inNanking(now Nanjing,Jiangsu Province), China, he attendedFort Street High Schooland theUniversity of Sydneyin Sydney, Australia.[1]John Yu discovered his passion for paediatric care and after starting work at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children in 1961 now called the New Children's Hospital, he eventually rose to become Head of Medicine in the hospital and later Chief Executive in 1979.[2]
Career and later life[edit]
He was the chief executive officer of the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children at the time of its relocation from inner-city Camperdown to Westmead in western Sydney in 1995 (The hospital now uses the nameThe Children's Hospital at Westmeadin addition to its official title), and served as thechancellorof theUniversity of New South Walesfrom 2000 to 2005.[3]
He was appointed aMember of the Order of Australiain 1989 and was namedAustralian of the Yearin 1996.[4][5]He was promoted toCompanion of the Order of Australiain 2001.[6]In 2019 he was elected a Fellow of theRoyal Society of New South Wales.[7]
Yu, as CEO of theRoyal Alexandra Hospital for Children,publicly supported a bill introduced byAlan Corbettin theNew South Wales Legislative Councilto protect children from abuse and excessive physical chastisement. The bill passed in 2001, banning parents striking children above the shoulders (thus preventing neck, head, brain and facial injuries), and requiring that any physical force applied leave only trivial and short-lived signs such as redness (that is, no bruising, swelling, welts, cuts, grazes, internal injuries, emotional trauma, etc.).[citation needed]
On 10 October 2023, Yu was one of 25 Australians of the Year who signed anopen lettersupporting the Yes vote in theIndigenous Voice referendum,initiated by psychiatristPatrick McGorry.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ^Joel, Alexandra (4 January 1997)."The man who cares for kids".Good Weekend.pp. 23–25.Retrieved23 July2020– via Newspapers.com.
- ^Loane, Sally (21 October 1995)."An Injection of Art".The Sydney Morning Herald.p. Spectrum 8A.Retrieved23 July2020– via Newspapers.com.
- ^UNSW Archives Chancellor Exhibition
- ^"Member of the Order of Australia (AM) entry for Dr John Samuel Yu".Australian Honours Database.Canberra, Australia:Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.12 June 1989.Retrieved23 July2020.
For service to medicine, as a paediatrician and hospital administrator
- ^Lewis, Wendy(2010).Australians of the Year.Pier 9 Press.ISBN978-1-74196-809-5.
- ^"Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) entry for Dr John Samuel Yu AM".Australian Honours Database.Canberra, Australia:Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.11 June 2001.Retrieved23 July2020.
For service to the provision and development of 'state of the art' paediatric care and research, to children's rights, to education, and to the decorative and visual arts.
- ^"Fellows of the Royal Society of NSW (Y)".Royal Society of New South Wales.Archivedfrom the original on 2 April 2021.Retrieved2 July2021.
- ^Butler, Josh (11 October 2023)."Australian of the Year winners sign open letter saying no vote in voice referendum would be a 'shameful dead end'".The Guardian.Retrieved11 October2023.
- ^Winter, Velvet (10 October 2023)."Voice referendum live updates: Australians of the Year Yes vote letter in full".ABC News (Australia).Retrieved11 October2023.
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1934 births
- Living people
- Australian paediatricians
- Australian chief executives
- Companions of the Order of Australia
- Fellows of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- Fellows of the Royal Society of New South Wales
- Australian of the Year Award winners
- Chinese emigrants to Australia
- Chancellors of the University of New South Wales
- University of Sydney alumni
- People educated at Fort Street High School