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Be the CEO of Your Career – Turning Your Intellectual Capital Into Career Capital On April 28, the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville held the 2nd annual Women in Medicine and Science Conference University of Florida Health Science Center Jacksonville’s. This year’s theme entitled, Be the CEO of Your Career – Turning your Intellectual Capital into Career Capital, drove three quality sessions for attendees to gain knowledge to benefit their careers in medicine and science.

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Mary Eliza Mahoney (1845-1926) By Jeanne Rabalais, MD Mary Mahoney was the first Black woman to graduate from a nursing program and earn a professional nursing license. She received that license from the New England Hospital for Women and Children where she worked as a cook and janitor at…

Elizabeth Blackwell, MD (1821-1919) By Jeanne Rabalais, MD As the first woman in America to receive a medical degree, Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell is notably one of the most important champions of women in the medical profession. Blackwell was born in England in 1821 and moved with her family to…

Eartha White November 8, 1876 – January 18, 1974 Born in Jacksonville, FL, in 1876, Dr. Eartha White was the daughter of a previously enslaved woman. Through much perseverance she began several businesses including a general store, laundry company and taxi service. White used her investment portfolio of over…

Vivien Theodore Thomas “Pioneer of early cardiac corrective surgeries.” August 29, 1910-Nov 26, 19 Dr. Vivien Theodore Thomas was born in Lake Providence Louisiana. After graduating high school with honors and became a laboratory assistant in 1930 with Dr. Alfred Blalock at Vanderbilt University. Under Blalock, Thomas quickly mastered…

Honoring Leonidas Harris Berry, MD July 20, 1902 – December 4, 1995 Dr. Leonidas Harris Berry was known for his groundbreaking work in gastroenterology and endoscopy. After earning several bachelor of science degrees, he entered residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, IL in 1931. He completed both is…

Honoring the Legacy of Leon L. Haley Jr., MD, MHSA, CPE, FACEP November 6, 1964 – July 24, 2021 Leon L. Haley Jr., MD, MHSA, CPE, FACEP, was an exceptional physician, leader, mentor and colleague in the medical community. Haley made history as the first African American CEO of…

Written by Kristian Thomas In observance of Women in Medicine Month, leadership at UF Health Jacksonville and the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville would like to recognize our female physicians and health care workers who lead in excellence every day.   The American Medical Association established Women…