women in medicine

"Explores the range of jobs and settings in which one can work in the field of women's health ... Provides details on each job's activities and academic requirements ... Includes tips on high school coursework, on-site training, college programs, and certifications for these positions ... Also offers advice on locating and applying for jobs"--Provided by publisher.

This indispensable volume explores the range of jobs and settings in which one can work in the field of women's health.

The field of medicine is crucial to the advancement of society, but many groundbreaking achievements have been left out of the history books. This insightful book illuminates the lives and accomplishments of women in the fields of medicine and health, from Elizabeth Blackwell to Virginia Apgar. Quotes from featured scientists and their contemporaries empower readers to explore the world of STEM for themselves. Beautiful illustrations and photographs immerse even reluctant readers. A gallery spread introduces readers to even more ingenious women scientists, while a timeline highlights the progress of women in medicine and health throughout history and lists Nobel Prize winners. Readers will see the state of contemporary medicine in a captivating "Science Now" spread.

Introduces the lives and careers of women who chose medicine as their profession including Florence Nightingale, Marie Zakrzewska, Elizabeth Kenny, Virginia Apgar, Edna Adan Ismail, and Adele Levine.

Explores the lives and work of a number of women active today in the field of medicine, examining some of the first women doctors, like Elizabeth Blackwell, and modern programs to help young girls become involved in medicine.

Profiles seventeen women of science and medicine and features anecdotes, quotations, illustrations, and timelines.

Looks at eight significant women in the field of medicine.

Chronicles the lives and achievements of pioneering women in medicine, including cardiologist Helen Brook Taussig, pathologist Alice Hamilton, psychoanalyst Anna Freud, and medical researcher Florence Sabin.

Having fled the social confines of mid-19th century Boston for the wide-open frontier world of Colorado Springs, Dr. Michaela "Mike" Quinn finds a new set of challenges--and rewards--in life as a pioneer.