▁res iden cy ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Melbourne ▁Hospital ▁and ▁another ▁two ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Children ' s ▁Hospital . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁to ▁sit ▁the ▁exam ination ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Medicine ; ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁at ▁the ▁university ▁to ▁obtain ▁the ▁degree . ▁ ▁Ell is ▁began ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁Hospital ▁path ology ▁department ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁honor ary ▁path ologist ▁during ▁ 1 9 0 8 – 1 9 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁senior ▁medical ▁officer ▁at ▁the ▁hospital . ▁For ▁four ▁years ▁she ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁demonstr ator ▁in ▁path ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁under ▁Harry ▁Brook es ▁Allen . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Medical ▁Women ' s ▁Society . ▁As ▁its ▁delegate ▁on ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁council ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Medical ▁Association ▁( B MA ), ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Australian ▁woman ▁doctor ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁B MA ▁coun c ill or . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Baby ▁Health ▁Cent res ▁Association , ▁and ▁was ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁organisation ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁her ▁death . ▁ ▁Ell is ▁suffered ▁from ▁P aget ' s ▁disease ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁in ▁South