Dr Carolyn R Denning

1978: Dr. Carolyn Denning was the first woman to chair the National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Medical Advisory Council and was the first to organize and initiate a multidisciplinary team approach to management of the disease.

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Dr Charlotte Silverman

Dr. Charlotte Silverman built her career in epidemiology at a time when new developments in the filed brought many benefits and unkown risks. As an associate chief at the Food and Drug Administration she helped test and monitor these innovations and their long-term consequences.

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Dr Edithe J Levit

1977: Dr. Edithe J. Levit was the first woman president and chief executive officer of a national medical association, the National Board of Medical Examiners.

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Dr Edyth Hull Schoenrich

Dr. Edyth Schoenrich was the first woman to be appointed to the American Board of Preventive Medicine and played a leading role in the development of one of the premier preventive medicine programs in the US at Johns Hopkins.

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