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Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America's Women Physicians

Dr. Matilda Evans The exhibit will be on display at Richland County Public Library, Main Library, from December 20, 2006 through February 16, 2007. Free programs and other events will be offered for the public in connection with the exhibition. All programs and events are co-sponsored by the USC School of Medicine, the USC School of Library and Information Science, and the Richland County Public Library.

Exhibit Summary:

“Changing the Face of Medicine” features stories from a rich diversity of women physicians from around the nation and highlights the broad range of medicine that women have practiced. Two interactive kiosks traveling with the exhibition offer access to the National Library of Medicine’s “Local Legends” web site, which spotlights outstanding women physicians from every state, and to the web site created for the larger exhibition at the NLM. The exhibition web site offers access to educational and professional resources for those considering medicine as a career, as well as lesson plans for classroom activities. A section of the web site called “Share Your Story,” allows the public to add stories about women physicians they know. Read more (PDF)

Exhibit Program:

December 20, 2006 – February 16, 2007
Exhibit on display at Richland County Public Library (RCPL), Main Library

January 9, 2007
Panel discussion on women’s health issues by USC School of Medicine faculty. Moderated by Dr. Charles Bierbauer, Dean, USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications. 6:30 p.m., RCPL Main Library, Bostick Auditorium. (view pictures from this event)

Panelists:
Dr. Janice Bacon
Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Dr. Elizabeth Baxley
Professor and Chair, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Dr. Rachel Brown
Assistant Professor of Clinical Family and Preventive Medicine, Predoctoral Co-director, Clerkship Director, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Dr. Carol McMahon
Assistant Dean for Minority Affairs, Assistant Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
University of South Carolina School of Medicine

January 21, 2007
Book signing by Vennie Deas-Moore, author of Home: Portraits from the Carolina Coast. Discussion of Dr. Matilda Evans (pictured above), first African-American woman licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina. RCPL, Main Library, Bostick Auditorium, 3 p.m.

February 2, 2007
“M.D. Career Day,” RCPL Main Library, Bostick Auditorium, 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. High school students will learn more about the field of medicine by chatting with female physicians and by observing new medical technologies. Flyer for students (PDF) For more information about this event please contact Laura Kane, 733-3352, laura@gw.med.sc.edu. (view pictures from this event)

Exhibit Program Sponsors:
USC School of Medicine
USC School of Library and Information Science
Richland County Public Library

“Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women Physicians” 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. For more information, visit http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/

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