Dr Margaret Henderson OBE – 60th anniversary of the first female senior medical staff appointment

The 1 September marks the 60th anniversary of the first female member appointment to Senior Medical Staff at the Royal Melbourne Hospital – Dr Margaret Henderson OBE.

Dr Henderson was born in 1915. She graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1938 and was appointed a Resident Medical Officer at the RMH for 1939-40. In 1941 was awarded a Doctor in Medicine. Following a time working in London and Switzerland, in 1959 she became the first woman on the Senior Medical Staff at RMH upon her appointment as Honorary Physician to Inpatients, a pioneering appointment she held until 1975.

Thank you for paving the way for female health professionals at our hospital, Dr Henderson.

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