University Libraries Press Release
Contact: Melissa Cox Norris, Director of Library Communications, (513) 556-1558 or melissa.norris@uc.edu
PROGRAMS TO HIGHLIGHT WOMEN IN MEDICINE
Upcoming Panel Discussion will Examine Role and Challenges of Today's Women Physicians
January 10, 2007 – In conjunction with the traveling exhibit, "Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America's Women Physicians," currently on display at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, 800 Vine Street, two upcoming public programs will highlight America's women physicians:
Women Physicians Sharing Their Stories: What it is Like to Study and Practice Medicine
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Tuesday, January 23, 2007, 3-4:30pm
The Vontz Center for Molecular Studies Rieveschl Auditorium
3235 Eden Avenue, University of CincinnatiModerated by Dr. Laura Wexler, a panel of women physicians from the University of Cincinnati's College of Medicine will discuss topics related to their experiences practicing medicine such as their reasons and inspirations for choosing medicine as a career, the challenges they face balancing family and career, how the role of women physicians has changed, and the future of women in medicine. After the discussion, panelists will take questions from the audience.
A Woman Alone: A One-Woman Play
Written by Lynn Eckhert, MD and Performed by Linda Gray Kelley
Tuesday, February 6, 2007, two performances: 10am and 1pm
Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, 800 Vine Street, Main Atrium Program SpaceMs. Kelley will give a dramatic performance about the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman in America to receive a M.D. degree.
Both events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Melissa Cox Norris at (513) 556-1558 or at melissa.norris@uc.edu.
“Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women Physicians” presents the challenges women have faced to practice medicine and the impact they have had on the profession. The exhibit was developed by the Exhibition Program of the History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine in collaboration with the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The traveling exhibition has been made possible by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health Office of Research on Women’s Health. The American Medical Women’s Association provided additional support. The exhibit is brought to Cincinnati through the joint efforts of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County and by the University of Cincinnati’s Academic Health Center Information Technology & Libraries (AIT&L) and University Libraries and is on display January 5 through February 16, 2007 at the Public Library in the Main Library Atrium at 800 Vine Street.
The traveling exhibition is based on a larger exhibition that was displayed at the NLM from 2003-2005. The exhibition will be presented in libraries across the country through 2010. The full exhibition can be viewed online at www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/.
For more information about the programs or "Changing the Face of Medicine" exhibit, visit http://aitl.uc.edu/changingthefaceofmedicine.
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