When I was a Stanford medical student, we had five women in our class, Most classes had just two women. We also had a wonderful history of medicine course given by my favorite professor. I wonder if any medical school gives such a course now? As many of our present young women doctors are making all kinds of demands about what they want and what you can and cannot say to them, I wish they knew more of the history of the early women doctors in the U.S.
The very first women M.D. in the U.S. was Elizabeth Blackwell. She graduated in 1850 from the Medical College of Philadelphia. It was the second one to train women M.D.s That was from 1850 to 1970 when it became coed.
Now many medical schools have more women than men, but I wonder how many actually practice or practice just a few years? I loved practicing medicine and miss it greatly. I still hear from many old patients. I am not sure many of the young women doctors today really love practicing. For many it is a way to make money and be important.
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