This is a list of the first qualified female physician to practice in each country, where that is known. Many, if not all, countries have had female physicians since time immemorial; however, modern systems of qualification have often commenced as male only, whether de facto or de jure. This lists the first women physicians in modern countries. The dates given in parentheses below are the dates the women graduated from medical school.
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Country | Physician | Year graduated medical school | Year began practice |
---|---|---|---|
Australia | Constance Stone[178] | 1890 | |
Fiji | Kanta Madovji[179] | 1968 | |
Kiribati | Terenganuea Taaram[180] (then known as the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony) | before 1974 | |
Micronesia | Ulai Otobed[181] | 1965 | |
New Zealand | Emily Siedeberg[182] | 1896 | 1905 |
Papua New Guinea | Joan Refshauge[183][184] | 1947 | |
Samoa | Viopapa Annandale-Atherton[185][186] | 1964 | |
Solomon Islands | Junilyn Pikacha[187] | 1978 | 1981 |
Tonga | 'Akanesi Makakaufaki[188] | 1976 | |
Tuvalu | Nese Ituaso-Conway[189] | 1999 | |
Miliama Simeona[189] | 1999 |
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References
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