Australian Nursing and Medical Pioneers

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Australia from the early colonies in Sydney cove to Australia wide in the present day
Surnames/tags: Australia Nursing_Pioneers Medical_Pioneers

Contents 1 About the Nursing and Medical Pioneers of Australia 2 1788-1900 Early Nursing & Medical Pioneers of the colonies 2.1 Profiles added or improved by project members 3 Nursing and Medical Pioneers from 1901 to the present day 3.1 Profiles added or improved by project members

About the Nursing and Medical Pioneers of Australia

The Nursing and Medical Pioneers of Australia project is a sub-project of the Australia Project.

Blurb on why we are acknowledging the work of Nursing and Medical Pioneers, what their contribution was and still is, and a bit of history of the first pioneers.

The project is divided into two sections with a historical event being the delineator between them; Early Nursing and Medical Pioneers from the First Fleet to Federation, and then Nursing and Medical Pioneers from 1901 to the present day.

1788-1900 Early Nursing & Medical Pioneers of the colonies

This would include Ships surgeons who stayed in the colony - not the ones that came out with a ship but went back again, and convict carers (if they are known). It would start with the known people from the tent hospital and then the Rum Hospital (1816) and then move on to the Sydney Infirmary and Dispensary (1845), then Sydney Hospital in 1894. I'm hoping to find early hospitals in other states as well as NSW. Also local doctors and nurses who may have served in the community.

Some history about this time. with an overview of medicine and nursing during this time.

Profiles added or improved by project members

(List of profile names and their area of contribution to Nursing or Medicine)

Nursing and Medical Pioneers from 1901 to the present day

Some history about the continuing impact of pioneering nurses and doctors on the development of health care and health care outcomes and the different types of contributions that were made This would include the doctors and nurses from the Royal Flying Doctor Service, and then individuals who were pioneers up until the present day, such as Vivian Bullwinkel, William McBride, Robyn Miller, Pat Slater, Victor Chang, Lowita O’Donoghue, Fiona Wood, etc etc. Some of these would probably be included in other topics such as the ANZACS etc, but if their profile is already complete they can still have a sticker/category added.

Profiles added or improved by project members

(List of profile names and their area of contribution)