Aussie GP honoured with her own Barbie
Dr Kirby White is one of six female healthcare professionals globally to be recognised for their COVID-19 work with their very own look-a-like doll.
This week Dr Kirby White got to unwrap a very rare and special package – a Barbie doll in her likeness created to recognise her “ingenuity and courage” during the pandemic.
The Victorian GP was selected for the unique honour thanks to her initiative, Gowns for Doctors, which has sewn and supplied more than 7000 free gowns to general practices to overcome PPE shortages.
She is one of six healthcare professionals from five countries chosen by toymaker Mattel to receive a one-off Barbie as part of its pandemic-inspired #ThankYouHeroes program.
Dr White shares the global spotlight with Professor Sarah Gilbert from the University of Oxford, UK, who led the development of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
