Dr Albert Foreman discovered a passion for medicine later in life. Now 91, the Darwin practitioner still feels he has more to contribute to the profession.
Every surface is occupied and the mix of items is eclectic: a crocodile skull, a wooden carving of a bird of paradise, a trio of arrows, a large black and white picture of a Papua New Guinean man in full dress.
It's also sent him around the outback, from the Port Augusta Flying Doctors Service, to hospitals in Alice Springs, Katherine, and eventually Darwin. Australian Medical Association Dr Robert Parker said the later retirement age for doctors was about more than just enjoying the work.Dr Foreman, who in 2017 received an OAM for his service to medicine, particularly in rural and remote areas, has been running his clinic with his wife Eugenia since he left his position as an assistant surgeon at Royal Darwin Hospital in 1998, aged 70.Dr Foreman has worked with thousands of Territorians needing help with ear, nose and throat issues.
He first came to the Territory in 1957 as a civil engineer with the Commonwealth Works Department, working briefly in Darwin on projects including the Ludmilla subdivision and the Parap water tower.He then spent four years in and around Alice and the Barkly region doing town water supply, sanitation and sewerage works, as well as working on the highways and bush roads.
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