Joyce Daws
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Dame Joyce Margaretta Daws, DBE
, FRCS
, FRACS, FAMA
(born 21 July 1925, Hounslow, England, UK - died 13 June 2007, Victoria, Australia) was an Australia
n-based British
doctor who specialized in thoracic surgery at various hospitals for over twenty years, primarily in Melbourne
. She held the post of Consultant Surgeon of Melbourne.
, the Royal Free Hospital
and University of London
.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, FRCS
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons is a professional qualification to practise as a surgeon in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland...
, FRACS, FAMA
Australian Medical Association
The Australian Medical Association is a professional association for Australian doctors and medical students.The AMA uses a representative structure involving state branches and committees to work with members to promote and protect the interests of doctors.The mechanisms that allow this include:*...
(born 21 July 1925, Hounslow, England, UK - died 13 June 2007, Victoria, Australia) was an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n-based British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
doctor who specialized in thoracic surgery at various hospitals for over twenty years, primarily in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. She held the post of Consultant Surgeon of Melbourne.
Education
She settled in Australia in 1956, having been educated at Royal School for Naval and Marine Officers' Daughters, St Paul's Girls' SchoolSt Paul's Girls' School
St Paul's Girls' School is a senior independent school, located in Brook Green, Hammersmith, in West London, England.-History:In 1904 a new day school for girls was established by the trustees of the Dean Colet Foundation , which had run St Paul's School for boys since the sixteenth century...
, the Royal Free Hospital
Royal Free Hospital
The Royal Free Hospital is a major teaching hospital in Hampstead, London, England and part of the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust....
and University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
.
Selected affiliations
- Member, Victorian Nursing Council (1974-2007; her death)
- President of the Cancer Institute of Victoria (and board member; 1978-80)
- Chairman, Victorian Nursing Council (1983-89)
- Chairman, International Protea Association (1987-96)
- Member, Victorian Medical Women's Society