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

See also

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

Ailie Smith

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