Person

Medley, Gabriele (1935 - )

AM

Born
8 June 1935
Occupation
Pathologist

Summary

Gabrielle Medley was director of the Victorian Cytology Service from 1987-2000. She had previously held various pathology positions at Victorian hospitals and the University of Melbourne. Medley was appointed Member of the Order of Australia, 26 January 2001, for service to medicine and women's health through the Victorian Cytology Service, particularly in the field of cervical cytology and pathology, and the development of pap smear testing, reporting and screening programmes.

Details

Chronology

1960
Career position - Resident Medical Officer at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne
1961
Career position - Senior Resident Medical Officer at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne
1962
Career position - Research Fellow in the Diabetic and Metabolic Unit of the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne
1966 - 1973
Career position - Trainee Pathologist at the Alfred Hospital (part-time), Melbourne
1972 - 1975
Career position - Fellow in Pathology at Prince Henry's Hospital, Victoria
1975 - 1978
Career position - Specialist Pathologist in the Department of Anatomical Pathology at Prince Henry's Hospital, Victoria
1978? - 1987?
Career position - Senior Associate in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne
1987 - 2000
Career position - Director of the Victorian Cytology Service
2000 -
Career position - Director Emeritus of the Victorian Cytology Service
2001
Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - For service to medicine and women's health through the Victorian Cytology Service, particularly in the field of cervical cytology and pathology, and to the development of pap smear testing, reporting and screening programmes
2018
Award - Doctor of Medical Science (DMedSc), honoris causa, University of Melbourne

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

  • McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details

Resources

See also

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

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