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Hamlin, Elinor Catherine (1924 - )

AC, AM

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Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

Born: 24 January 1924 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Chronology
1947 - 1948 House Surgeon at St Joseph's and St George's Hospitals
1948 - 1953 Senior Resident Medical Officer at the Crown Street Women's Hospital, Sydney
1959 - 1975 Consulting Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Princess Tsahai Memorial Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
1971 Haile Selassie Humanitarian Prize received
1974 Co-founder of the Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
1974 - 1992 Assistant Medical Director at the Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
1983 Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
1984 ANZAC Peace Prize received
1987 Gold Medal of Merit Order St Gregory the Great received from Pope John Paul
1989 Honorary Gold Medal received from the Royal College of Surgeons, England
1992 Distinguished Service Awards from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
1993 - 1997 Medical Director at the Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
1995 Paul Harris Fellowship from Rotary International received
1995 Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)

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Prepared by: Ailie Smith
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 21 February 2003

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