University of Tasmania, Australia

Museum history

The RA Rodda Museum of Pathology was established in 1966 by the foundation Professor of Pathology, Dr Roland A Rodda. Dr Rodda came to Tasmania from the University of Otago in New Zealand in December 1965, and became the Dean of Medicine at the University of Tasmania from 1967 to 1969. The Museum is located within the Hobart Clinical School in Collins Street.

Compilation of specimens for the Museum began in 1966, with the retention of specimens from autopsy and surgical material for both teaching and research purposes.

The collection is comprehensive in the range of specimens represented and includes pathology specimens, historical objects, medical equipment, documents and teaching resources. Professor Rodda had a particular interest in neuropathology and this is reflected in the collection. Professor John Goldsmid's parasite collection is also on display.

The collection is rich, varied and of great current and potential interest to the existing users, University stakeholders, medical historians and the general public. It provides a valuable history of disease in Tasmania.

The Museum is the only one of its kind in Tasmania, and has a small number of focus areas which are probably not as well represented in other similar collections in Australia.

The collection has been intensively used since its establishment in the training of medical students in the area of pathology, and continues to play a vital role in this area.

Contact

Mobile: 0400 109 686

Phone: +61 3 6222 7518