Robert Vaughan Clark

Robert Vaughan Clark (“Robin”) was born in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, the son of a minister and a teacher. He was a day pupil at Dollar Academy. He studied medicine at St Andrews University from 1951 to 1957 and, in April 1959, with Marnie, his wife of two weeks, began life as a medical officer with the Colonial Service in Sokoto and Zaria, Nigeria. On returning to Glasgow, he gained further experience in several hospitals and, in 1963, achieved fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. In 1965, the family travelled to Nairobi; Robin to assist the formation of the Kenya School of Medicine in collaboration with Glasgow University. He also worked with the flying doctor service. When he was a senior registrar in Glasgow, Robin was …