Английская Википедия:Astrid Björkman

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox personAstrid Carola Björkman (9 January 1886[1] – 20 January 1967[2]) was a Swedish medical doctor. She was the daughter of the pharmacist Karl Björkman and Matty Egerström, and the cousin of bridge designer Axel Björkman.[3]

Björkman was born in Oskarshamn. [4] She graduated from tertiary school in Stockholm in 1904, and qualified as Licentiate of Medicine at the Karolinska Institute in 1917.[3][5] She worked as a physician at Uppsala epidemic hospital in 1912, at Säters hospital in 1917, and at Uddevalla Hospital in 1918. During the influenza epidemic, she worked at Borgholm's hospital from 1918-19.[4] Subsequently, she worked at Lund hospital 1919-27, and at Helsingborg hospital 1927-30, became chief physician at Källshagens hospital in 1930 and worked as hospital manager there 1931-36 and at Restad's hospital in Vänersborg 1936-51.[3] Astrid Björkman was Sweden's first female chief physician and hospital manager. In 1945, she was awarded a ‘size 8’ Illis Quorum gold medal.

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