Internal medicine journal
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Internal medicine journal · Dec 2022
'So near and yet so far': the early women of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians - the first 20 female MRACP 1938-1947.
At the time of the inauguration of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 1938, there were 232 Foundation Fellows, but only five were women. Those who wished to gain a postgraduate qualification for internal medicine or related specialties then sat for Membership of the new College. In the first decade (1938-1947), 250 gained Membership, but only 20 were women. ⋯ Still, they all showed great determination and contributed significantly to their chosen fields, while many combined a busy practice with family life. They improved the path for those women who followed. Their stories, however, are rarely reported.