The event celebrates #Elisabeth Blackwell’s birthday; she was the first female medical doctor in…

The event celebrates #Elisabeth Blackwell’s birthday; she was the first female medical doctor in the U.S.

It’s a time to honor women doctors across the country, and the progress they’ve made since Blackwell’s time. Nationally, there are still fewer female doctors than male doctors, but the progress is steady.

In 2017, for the first time in history, women made up more than half of all those in medical schools.

Studies have shown that patients cared for by women doctors have better health outcomes. 

5 #MEDICAL WOMEN WHO SHOULD BE YOUR #HEROES

a- Marie Curie

Her work on #radiation led to medical advances, including cancer treatments.

b- Florence Nightingale

She was the first woman to receive the Order of Merit for her work during the Crimean War.

c- Maria Montessori

Montessori, the first woman in Italy to get a medical degree, developed the #eponymous education system that encourages exploration and hands-on learning.

d- Rosalind Elsie Franklin

This British #biophysicist's work with x-ray #DNA images led to the discovery of DNA's double helix.

e- Virginia Apgar

She developed the Apgar score, which measures a #newborn baby's health — and was Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons' first female "full" professor.

#NationalWomenPhysiciansDay #WomenPhysiciansDay #CancerTreatment #CrimeanWar #HandsOnLearning #XRay #DNADoubleHelix