Pacey, H Kenneth

Born Auckland 6 Aug 1905 Died 17 Apr 1971
H K Pacey
HS, Wellington Hospital 1930
HS, Royal Melbourne Women’s Hospital 1931
RSO, Bedford County Hospital 1932
RMO, Chelsea Women’s Hospital 1933
RSO, Royal Masonic Hospital 1934
First New Zealander to gain the MRCOG by examination
Honorary Visiting Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Wellington Hospital 1935 – 1940
Visiting Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Wellington Hospital 1940 – 1965
Superintendent, St Helen’s Hospital 1945 – 1958
Deputy Superintendent-in-Chief, Wellington Hospital Board 1966 – 1970
In honour of his contributions to the hospital and to teaching, the Kenneth Pacey Prize is awarded to the Wellington medical student who tops the final year examinations in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Obituary: NZMJ 1971 73:307
photograph courtesy Dominion Post coll. Alexander Turnbull Library