The practice of this name is now closed but Dr
Margaret Smith is still
committed to teaching medical students about women's health and
is available to give talks to any interested groups.
She will continue to keep up-to-date with the
latest findings on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) as she is a
Life Member of The Australasian Menopause Society (of which she
was a founding member in 1988).
She is also a student and teacher at the School
of Philosophy in Perth. See their website for details about this
- www.philosophywa.com.au/.
Margaret will continue to update her news column.
The New Book
Dr
Margaret Smith has lived and worked in Perth for nearly 40
years and is well known to several thousand women whose babies
she has delivered or whose hot flushes she has treated.
Graduating in medicine in Adelaide over
50 years ago she has seen enormous changes in her profession
and in the acceptance of women doctors.
These memoirs tell of her journey in time
and place and may at times seem judgemental in comparing Now
with Then but it is, after all, just one woman's story.
There are some graphic stories of obstetric
difficulties, especially in New Guinea, and her own near-death
encounter, but these are leavened with much fun and laughter.
Philosophy, music and many magnificent friendships have made
the whole journey worthwhile and worth recording.