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  • Susan Stark and Jennifer Coon

Women's History Month: Women in Medicine

Updated: Mar 27, 2023


For the second week of Women's History Month, we're spotlighting some of medicine's most influential female pioneers! Healthcare is an incredibly broad field, and women around the world have been healing people, aiding in childbirth, and discovering new treatments since the beginning of time.

One innovator, Dr. Helen Taussig, created the entire healthcare specialty of pediatric cardiology. She treated babies with life-threatening heart conditions, including a condition that restricted blood flow to the lungs. After collaborating with a surgeon on her idea for an operation, the Blalock-Thomas-Taussig shunt operation became the standard procedure to solve this problem. A form of Dr. Taussig's surgery is still performed today, and it wouldn't have been possible without people from different disciplines working together.


Some of the most well-known theories and breakthroughs in science have been from teams of people with diverse specialties, and the healthcare field isn’t any different. If you’ve ever wondered what kind of healthcare worker you would be, take this quiz!




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wayne kunde
wayne kunde
Jul 08

This touching memorial honors Dr. Helen Taussig's pediatric cardiology work. Interdisciplinarity may advance healthcare in amazing ways. basketball stars

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Hurley Kirk
Hurley Kirk
Jul 04

This is such an inspiring spotlight on Dr. Helen Taussig and her incredible contributions to pediatric cardiology! It's amazing to see how collaboration across different disciplines can lead to groundbreaking advancements in healthcare. Dr. Taussig's work has undoubtedly saved countless lives, and her legacy continues to impact modern medicine. I'm really curious about what kind of healthcare worker I would be—I'm definitely going to take that quiz! Thanks for sharing this! slice masters

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Madden Wayne
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Jun 24

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benjamin02
Jun 20

The variety in medical knowledge is really engaging. More experience and good access to variety. Engaging to learn together with separate lessons. soccer random

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