Born: 21 July 1925, United Kingdom
Died: 13 June 2007
Country most active: Australia
Also known as: NA
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Joyce Daws worked in the area of thoracic surgery at various hospitals for over twenty years. She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE), 14 June 1975, for her services to medicine.
Chronology
1956
Life event – Settled in Australia
1958 – 1967
Career position – Surgeon at the Royal Melbourne Hospital
1958 – 1985
Career position – Assistant Thoracic Surgeon at the Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital
1967 – 1975
Career position – Assistant Thoracic Surgeon at Prince Henry’s Hospital
1970 – 1985
Career position – Assistant Thoracic Surgeon at the Alfred Hospital
1974 –
Career position – Member of the Victorian Nursing Council
1974
Career position – Honorary Secretary, Victorian Branch Council of the Australian Medical Association (AMA)
1974
Career position – President, Victorian Medical Women’s Society
1975
Award – Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
1976
Career position – President, Board of the Cancer Institute of Victoria
1977 – 1987
Career position – Board member of the After Care Hospital
1978 – 1980
Career position – Board member of the Cancer Institute of Victoria
1980 – 1985
Career position – President, After Care Hospital
1983 – 1989
Career position – Chairman, Victorian Nursing Council
1984
Career position – Chairman, Academic and Professional Panel
1987 – 1996
Career position – Chairman, International Protea Association