Background
Smith, Fredrika Patchett was born on June 30, 1915 in Berkeley, California, United States. Daughter of Philip Edward and Irene Amy (Patchett) Smith.
Smith, Fredrika Patchett was born on June 30, 1915 in Berkeley, California, United States. Daughter of Philip Edward and Irene Amy (Patchett) Smith.
Bachelor of Science, Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, 1938. Master of Arts, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1940. Doctor of Medicine, Columbia College Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, 1949.
Director corrective physical education Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1940—1942, Duke University Women's College, Durham, North Carolina, 1942—1943. Medical intern Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, New York, 1949—1950, pediatrics intern, 1950—1951. Assistant resident pediatrician Stanford Lane Hospital, San Francisco, 1951—1952.
Chief resident pediatrician Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, 1952—1953. Private practice Northampton, Massachusetts, 1953—1974. Director children's services Sonoma County Public Health Department, Santa Rosa, California, 1975—1980, pediatrician, 1980—1983.
Retired, 1983.
Member of American Academy Pediatricians (emeritus member).