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Marion Hilliard
Marion Hilliard (17 June 1902 - 15 July 1958 ) was a Doctor Obstetrician whose work led to a simplified method of detecting cervix cancer.

Early life and education
Hilliard was born in Morrisburg, Ontario, the third of five children. Her father, Irwin Hilliard, was a lawyer, and her mother, Anna Hilliard ensured that all her children, sons and daughters, had the same educational opportunities. As a teenager, Hilliard knew already that she wanted to study medicine. Hilliard went to Victoria College at the University of Toronto beginning in September 1920. She studied science, though her father had approved only because he thought she would become a teacher. During her time at University of Toronto, she was influenced by the excitement of Dr. Frederick Banting and Dr. Charles Best's discovery of the benefits of insulin. Hilliard played varsity hockey, being named Athlete of the Year in 1923. She was also an active member of the Student Christian Movement, and served as President. Hilliard earned her Bachelor of Arts in 1924. Later that year, she returned to her studies, this time attending medical school after winning the Moss Scholarship. She almost faltered during her early clinical work, but her father was the one in the end who encouraged her to finish her education to become a doctor. In her last year, she was a junior intern at the Women's College Hospital. She earned her Bachelor of Medicine in 1927.

In order to be an obstetrician, she needed to complete an internship. Aware that it would be difficult to compete for internships with her male peers in Toronto, Hilliard decided to to take a postgraduate course in obstetrics in London, England. She also believed this would bring her sufficient prestige when she returned home to build a successful practice. When she first arrived in London, HIlliard had to work as a part-time cook to support herself. She found a supervisor and mentor in Miss Gertrude Dearnley, a gynecological surgeon. She attended meetings in England and Switzerland for the Student Christian Movement before beginning a six month clinical assistantship in the Hospital for Women in Soho Square. She also took a series of surgical tutorials with the head of surgery at the Royal Free Hospital. Hilliard's studies included the handling of septic abortions and work on sterility. In October 1927, she passed her written and oral examinations, earning her degree of Licentiate from the Royal College of Physicans. In 1928, Hilliard became the third Canadian woman to be granted the degree of Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. She was able to stop her part-time work as a cook and move into residence at Queen Charlotte Hospital for a course in midwifery. She next moved to the Salvation Army Hospital, followed by the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin. Hilliard celebrated her twenty-sixth birthday overseas before returning to Canada.

Career
Hilliard began her career in Canada by seting up a general practice in the Physicians and Surgeons Building in Toronto and joined the obstetrical staff at Women's College Hospital. Dr. Jane Sproule-Manson gave her office space admist her practice on the fourth floor of the building. Hilliard was the first doctor assigned to the Children's Aid Society, on whose behalf she lectured to church and school groups on health subjects. She also later acted as medical examiner to the Young Women's Christian Association (YMCA). In 1929, she began to share both an office and flat with Dr. Eva Mader. Mader and Hilliard were sharing offices in th Physicians and Surgeons Building with two other physicians at the beginning of the 1930s. Out-patient clinics were established to help with relief recipients. Hilliard handled obstetrical cases, seeing as many as sixty patients in the afternoons when she worked at the clinic. She acted as staff representative to the hospital's Medical Advisory Board. In 1934, she went along with her Chief of Department, Dr. Marion Kerr, on a European study trip to Hungary and Austria. Hilliard followed courses and observed at Budapest's Polyklinic. Hilliard and Kerr also visited hospitals in Vienna and the Royal Free Hospital in London, before attending the annual meeting of the British Medical Association in Bournemouth.

In 1936, the new Women's College Hospital was opened. Hilliard was to spend the remainder of her career there. She moved her private practice to the Medical Arts Building in 1938 and saw patients, about forty a day, four afternoons a week. During the years of the Second World War, Hilliard served on the Committee for British Overseas Children

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