women in Medicine
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Updated: 9 Oct 2017
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Created byNatasha Leititia Joseph
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Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to receive her medical degreeThe first medical school for women was openedElizabeth and Emily Blackwell established NY first infirmary run entirely by womenRebecca Lee Crumpler was the first African American to receive her medical degreeMary Walker is the first woman commissioned assistant surgeon general in the US ArmyClara Barton and associates establish the American Red Cross.Susan Picotte is the first Native American woman to receive her medical degreeMargaret Craighill is the first female physician to join the US MilitaryVirginia Apgar developed the Apgar score, a standard test used to evaluate newbornsGertrude Elion won the Nobel prize for medicinePat Rakic found that the loss of dopamine in the prefrontal lobe led to a loss of memoryRosalyn Yarlow and associate developed RIA which is a technique used to measure the concentration of antigens in the human body
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