HLTH 385W Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Human Services, Heart Transplantation, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
26 Jul 2018
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Women as leaders in cardiovascular medicine - walsh. Cardiology is a specialty dominated by men - only 13. 2% are women. Even though over 40% of internal medicine residents are women. A survey showed that women not choosing cardiology fellowships valued work- life balance more and had more negative perception of cardiology than men. They are well represented in pediatric cardiology and in leadership roles of cardiology. Helen brooke taussig - the founder of the field of pediatric cardiology. Best known for development of the first successful treatment of blue baby syndrome. Denied admission to harvard because they didn"t accept women yet. Graduated from johns hopkins med school and later became director of the healthcare clinic for children. Became the first woman president of the american heart association. A researcher that defined the genetic mechanisms for heart disease and wants to use these insights to improve diagnostic precision and effective therapies.
