Biographical entry Wilmot, Alice Elizabeth (Betty) (1912 - c. 1998)

Summary

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.

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1934 - 1938

Career position - Dietician at Victorian Railways

1939

Career position - Dietician at the Commonwealth Department of Health

1941

Career position - Joined research staff in the Physiology Department at the University of Melbourne

1945

Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS) completed at the University of Melbourne

1945 - 1946

Career position - Resident Medical Officer at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne

1946 - 1947

Career position - Resident Medical Officer at the Children's Hospital, Perth

1947 - 1948

Career position - Scholar Medical Officer in Tasmania

1948 - 1949

Education - British Council Scholar, visited England to Study Child Health in Great Britain

1950 - 1960

Career position - Assistant Director of Maternal, Infant and Pre-School Welfare at the Department of Health in Victoria

1960 - 1970s

Career position - Director of Maternal, Infant and Pre-School Welfare with the Victorian Department of Health

1966

Career position - Fellow of the National Health and Medical Research Council

1978

Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Published resources

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Wilmot, A Elizabeth', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-636624. Details

See also

• Alexander, John A. (ed.), Who's Who in Australia 1944, vol. 12, The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, Melbourne, 1944, 906 pp. Details