Person
Phelps, Kerryn (1957 - )
- Born
- 14 December 1957
Manly, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Physician
Summary
Kerryn Phelps has been a general practitioner in Sydney since 1984. She is known for her work in health communication and medical politics and has appeared on television and been a magazine health columnist. Phelps was appointed as President of the Australian Medical Association Ltd (AMA) in 2000.
Details
Chronology
- 1981
- Education - Medical graduate, University of Sydney
- c. 1981 - c. 1984
- Career position - Postgraduate training at the Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney
- 1984 -
- Career position - General practice in Sydney
- 1985
- Career position - Medical Consultant on the TV show 'Good Morning Australia' on Channel 10
- 1990
- Career position - Host of 'EveryBody' on ABC TV
- 1991
- Career position - Health Editor on the 'Today' Show on Channel 9
- 1995
- Career position - Health Columnist with the Australian Women's Weekly
- 1999 -
- Career position - Australian Medical Association (AMA) Federal Councillor
- 1999 - 2000
- Career position - President, Australian Medical Association, New South Wales branch
- 2000 -
- Career position - Member of the Australian Medical Council
- 2000 -
- Career position - President, Australian Medical Association Ltd.
Archival resources
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
- Biographical cuttings on Kerryn Phelps, President of the Australian Medical Association, 2000-, Cuttings Files BIOG; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
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
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6394699. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/68158774. Details
- 'Phelps, Kerryn (19571214-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-609978. Details
See also
- Herd, Margaret ed., Who's who in Australia 2002 (Melbourne: Crown Content, 2001), 2020 pp. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 3 March 2003, Last modified: 10 October 2006