Advancing Education and Understanding

Advancing Education and Understanding

Name: Mary Gwendoline Anderson
also known as Wendy
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa. 6 September 1929.
Schooling in Pretoria.

Qualifications:

MB BCH; FCP with Pediatrics (S.A.); BA

Registered as a nurse with the S.A Nursing Council in 1951: trained at the Johannesburg General Hospital.
Registered as medical practitioner (MB BCH) with S.A Medical & Dental Council in 1966: trained at Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg.

Registered as Pediatrician (FCP with Pediatrics, S.A.) in 1972 following the required 4 year academic and hospital training required by the S.A. College of Medicine.
B.A. degree, with distinction in Psychology, from the University of South Africa, 1959. Studied by long distance learning over a period of years when mostly bed bound because of arachnoiditis.
Completed 2 years' course work (part time study) for Master's degree in Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics 1993. Commenced research for completion of the degree but unable to complete because of ill health and subsequent move to join my son in New Zealand.

Medical Practise Experience.

Medical and surgical internship at Coronation Hospital, Edenvale,S.A.,1967.
Medical officer in pediatric outpatient dept. Baragwanath Hospital.1968.
Medical officer in pediatric wards, Baragwanath Hospital, 1969-1971.
Medical officer at community clinic, Soweto. 1972.
Consultant pediatrician in charge of one of the four pediatric units at Baragwanath Hospital. 1973 - 1978.
Seconded to Neurology dept. for further training in adult and child neurology, Baragwanath Hospital. 1979 - 1982.
Early retirement from hospital post because of ill health. Part time private pediatric practise from home, and part time session work at schools for cerebral palsy, developmental delay and learning disabilities, and at a school for the deaf. 1983 - 1994. During this time - completed BA degree, and 2 years of part time study for Master's (see above).
Moved to New Zealand May 1995. Part time developmental pediatrician at a Child Health Centre, until May 1997.
Since September 1995 involved with local arachnoiditis support group; patron of ASAMS since October 1997.

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