Fe del Mundo

Fe del Mundo was a Filipina pediatrician. The first woman admitted as a student of the Harvard Medical School, she founded the first pediatric hospital in the Philippines. Her pioneering work in pediatrics in the Philippines in an active medical practice that spanned 8 decades won her international recognition, including the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service in 1977. In 1980, she was conferred the rank and title of National Scientist of the Philippines while in 2010, she was conferred the Order of Lakandula.

Citations

• Wikipedia,. 'Fe Del Mundo'. N. p., 2015. http://bit.ly/1Gs7mVA. Date published: 16 October 2015. Date accessed: 26 Oct. 2015.
• "Philippines, Manila, Civil Registration, 1899-1984," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-G9J7-9 : accessed 30 October 2015), Birth Certificates > 1909 > Mar, #2118-2363 > image 278 of 383; Civil Registry Office, City Hall of Manila.