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Internal medicine journal · Dec 2022
'So near and yet so far': the early women of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians - the first 20 female MRACP 1938-1947.
- Catherine E Storey.
- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medicine, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
- Intern Med J. 2022 Dec 1; 52 (12): 218621902186-2190.
AbstractAt the time of the inauguration of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 1938, there were 232 Foundation Fellows, but only five were women. Those who wished to gain a postgraduate qualification for internal medicine or related specialties then sat for Membership of the new College. In the first decade (1938-1947), 250 gained Membership, but only 20 were women. These women lived in an era of professional and societal restrictions. Still, they all showed great determination and contributed significantly to their chosen fields, while many combined a busy practice with family life. They improved the path for those women who followed. Their stories, however, are rarely reported.© 2022 Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
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