Astrid Björkman

Astrid 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]

Astrid Björkman
Born	(1886-01-09)9 January 1886 Oskarshamn, Sweden
Died	20 January 1967(1967-01-20) (aged 81) Uppsala, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation	physician

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.