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Wilmot, Alice Elizabeth (Betty) (1912 - )

OBE

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Medical administrator and Dietician

Born: 15 February 1912

Betty Wilmot began her working life as a dietician at Victorian Railways. After gaining a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB BS) from the University of Melbourne she was a resident medical officer at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, and the Children's Hospital, Perth. Wilmot was later assistant director, then director, of Maternal, Infant and Pre-School Welfare at the Department of Health, Victoria. She was appointed as Officer of the Order of the British Empire, in recognition of her work in maternal and child health, on 3 June 1978.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1934 - 1938 Dietician at Victorian Railways
1939 Dietician at the Commonwealth Department of Health
1941 Joined research staff in the Physiology Department at the University of Melbourne
1945 Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS) completed at the University of Melbourne
1945 - 1946 Resident Medical Officer at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne
1946 - 1947 Resident Medical Officer at the Children's Hospital, Perth
1947 - 1948 Scholar Medical Officer in Tasmania
1948 - 1949 British Council Scholar, visited England to Study Child Health in Great Britain
1950 - 1960 Assistant Director of Maternal, Infant and Pre-School Welfare at the Department of Health in Victoria
1960 - 1970s Director of Maternal, Infant and Pre-School Welfare with the Victorian Department of Health
1966 Fellow of the National Health and Medical Research Council
1978 Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

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Prepared by: Ailie Smith
Created: 12 March 2003
Modified: 28 April 2003

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