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Changing the Face of Medicine

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Changing the Face of Medicine S. JosephineBaker

WebDr. S. Josephine Baker opened a private practice in New York in 1899, but to help cover costs took extra work as a medical examiner for the New York Life Insurance Company. …

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Changing the Face of Medicine Mae C. Jemison

WebDr. Jemison actively inspires and encourages young people to pursue careers in science and medicine, and she has worked to advocate gender, ethnic, and social diversity in the …

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Changing the Face of Medicine Florence Rena Sabin

WebFlorence Rena Sabin was one of the first women physicians to build a career as a research scientist. She was the first woman on the faculty at Johns Hopkins University School of …

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Changing the Face of Medicine Lesson Plans: What's Happening …

WebThe benefits of physical fitness include maintaining healthy weight, having energy and strength for routine activities, good muscle tone, bone strength, strong …

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Changing the Face of Medicine Stephanie Joan Woolhandler

WebMedicine was a career that allowed me to combine both my interests. Dr. Stephanie J. Woolhandler has advocated guaranteed access to health care for all members of …

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Changing the Face of Medicine Taking the Lead

WebDr. Joan Reede works to recruit and prepare minority students for jobs in the biomedical professions, and to promote better health care policies for the benefit of …

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Changing the Face of Medicine Virginia M. Alexander

WebIn 1937, Dr. Alexander earned her master's degree in public health at Yale University, and accepted a position at Howard University in Washington, D.C, where she was appointed …

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Changing the Face of Medicine Patricia E. Bath

WebPatricia E. Bath, an ophthalmologist and laser scientist, was an innovative research scientist and advocate for blindness prevention, treatment, and cure. Her accomplishments …

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Changing the Face of Medicine M. JoycelynElders

WebLong an outspoken advocate of public health, Elders was appointed Surgeon General by President Clinton in 1993. Born to poor farming parents in 1933, Joycelyn Elders grew up …

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Changing the Face of Medicine AliceHamilton

WebIn 1919 she became the first woman appointed to the faculty at Harvard Medical School, serving in their new Department of Industrial Medicine. She also worked with the state of …

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Changing the Face of Medicine Lisa I. Iezzoni

WebWith her book Risk Adjustment for Measuring Health Care Outcomes, Dr. Lisa Iezzoni is recognized as a leading authority on measuring the severity of illness.She was the first …

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Changing the Face of Medicine Marilyn Hughes Gaston

WebMarilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D., faced poverty and prejudice as a young student, but was determined to become a physician. She has dedicated her career to medical care for …

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Changing the Face of Medicine Molly Joel Coye

WebIn 1986 Dr. Coye was appointed commissioner of health for the state of New Jersey, the first of two posts leading state health departments. The second was the directorship of …

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Changing the Face of Medicine Lesson Plans: Using Our Senses

WebLesson 1: Before the lesson, draw an outline of a student-size body on butcher paper, cut out the illustrations of the five senses, and tape them on the body …

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Changing the Face of Medicine HelenRodriguez-Trias

WebIn the 1990s, she focused on reproductive health as co-director of the Pacific Institute for Women's Health, a nonprofit research and advocacy group dedicated to improving …

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Changing the Face of Medicine Donna M. Christian-Christensen

WebDr. Christian has two daughters, Rabiah and Karida Green, and a granddaughter Nia Elena Hamilton. In 1998, Dr. Christian married Chris Christensen and joined his family of two …

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Changing the Face of Medicine Susan Veronica Karol

WebDr. Karol is on the staff of Beverly Hospital and Hunt Hospital, and has been associate staff of the North Shore Medical Center, since 2000. She has also been a trustee of Northeast …

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Changing the Face of Medicine Jane Cooke Wright

WebDr. Louis Wright worked in the lab and Dr. Jane Wright would perform the patient trials. In 1949, the two began testing a new chemical on human leukemias and cancers of the …

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Changing the Face of Medicine Mary Edwards Walker

WebDr. Mary Walker was the first woman awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, for her work as a surgeon during the Civil War. Dr. Mary Walker was an outspoken advocate for …

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