Biographical entry Phelps, Kerryn (1957 - )

Summary

Kerryn Phelps has been a general practitioner in Sydney since 1984. She is known for her work in health communication and medical politics and has appeared on television and been a magazine health columnist. Phelps was appointed as President of the Australian Medical Association Ltd (AMA) in 2000.

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Events

1981

Education - Medical graduate at the University of Sydney

c. 1981 - c. 1984

Career position - Postgraduate training at the Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney

1984 -

Career position - General practice in Sydney

1985

Career position - Medical Consultant on the TV show 'Good Morning Australia' on Channel 10

1990

Career position - Host of 'EveryBody' on ABC TV

1991

Career position - Health Editor on the 'Today' Show on Channel 9

1995

Career position - Health Columnist with the Australian Women's Weekly

1999 -

Career position - Australian Medical Association (AMA) Federal Councillor

1999 - 2000

Career position - President of the Australian Medical Association, New South Wales branch

2000 -

Career position - Member of the Australian Medical Council

2000 -

Career position - President of the Australian Medical Association Ltd.

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

• Biographical cuttings on Kerryn Phelps, President of the Australian Medical Association, 2000-, Cuttings Files BIOG; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

Published resources

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Phelps, Kerryn', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-609978. Details

See also

• Herd, Margaret (ed.), Who's Who in Australia 2002, 38 edn, Crown Content, Melbourne, 2001, 2020 pp. Details