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William Carey Rees (1845 – 1879): The First Australian Doctor

Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: In 1867, William Carey Rees and Patrick Moloney were the first two medical students to graduate from an Australian Medical School. Prior to that date all medical practitioners working in Australia since the First Fleet in 1788 had graduated overseas, predominantly in England and Scotland. The short career of William Carey Rees before his premature death aged thirty three is described.
Author: Peter Stride
Language: English
Subfield: History
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4402640981
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