Born: 15 February 1912, Australia
Died: 4 February 1998
Country most active: Australia
Also known as: Alice Elizabeth Wilmot
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Betty Wilmot began her working life as a dietician at Victorian Railways. After gaining a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB BS) from the University of Melbourne she was a resident medical officer at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, and the Children’s Hospital, Perth. Wilmot was later assistant director, then director, of Maternal, Infant and Pre-School Welfare at the Department of Health, Victoria. She was appointed as Officer of the Order of the British Empire, in recognition of her work in maternal and child health, on 3 June 1978.
Chronology
1934 – 1938
Career position – Dietician at Victorian Railways
1939
Career position – Dietician at the Commonwealth Department of Health
1941
Career position – Joined research staff in the Physiology Department, University of Melbourne
1945
Education – Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS), University of Melbourne
1945 – 1946
Career position – Resident Medical Officer at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne
1946 – 1947
Career position – Resident Medical Officer at the Children’s Hospital, Perth
1947 – 1948
Career position – Scholar Medical Officer in Tasmania
1948 – 1949
Education – British Council Scholar, visited England to Study Child Health in Great Britain
1950 – 1960
Career position – Assistant Director of Maternal, Infant and Pre-School Welfare at the Department of Health in Victoria
1960 – 1970s
Career position – Director of Maternal, Infant and Pre-School Welfare with the Victorian Department of Health
1966
Career position – Fellow, National Health and Medical Research Council
1978
Award – Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)