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Women Physicians featured in Falk Library ExhibitThe Health Sciences Library System’s first curated exhibit opens this month at Falk Library. Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women Physicians follows historical and present day women who have fought for access to professional opportunities in medicine, and shaped the course of medical practice, research, education, and policy. Here is an update on exhibit details: • Exhibit dates: August 24 – October 14, 2005. Note that the exhibit exhibits, librarywill open earlier than previously announced. • A lecture series will be presented at the University of Pittsburgh Scaife Hall Auditorium Six (fourth floor), at 7 p.m. on the following dates, and is open to the public. September 8: Hughes Evans, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Alabama-Birmingham. "The Feminine Touch: Women and the American Medical Profession." September 15: Katherine Detre, Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh. "Bypass Surgery Versus Angioplasty: Which Is Right for You?" September 22: Jeannette South-Paul, Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh. "Addressing Health Disparities Through Women Advocates." Drs. Detre and South-Paul are profiled in the exhibit Web site at <www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/>.
Visiting the exhibit The exhibit is free and open to the public during regular library hours. Groups larger than 10 people are welcome with prior arrangement. Tours are available on request, and faculty, students, and staff are encouraged to use the exhibit as a focal point for fall gatherings and classes. To arrange a group visit, contact Patricia Weiss, exhibit coordinator, at 412-648-2040 or pwf@pitt.edu. Photo from the Exhibit: Share your story Write a story about a woman physician who has made a difference in your life. To submit a story or read stories that others have written, start at the Share Your Story Web site, <www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/shareyourstory/>. We hope that people in the Pittsburgh health sciences community will pay tribute to the exemplary women physicians they know—and we will be monitoring the archive for Pittsburgh stories in particular. The National Library of Medicine(NLM) and the American Library Association organized the exhibit with support from NLM, the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health, and the American Medical Women’s Association. For more information about the exhibit, see the June HSLS Update <www.hsls.pitt.edu/about/news/hslsupdate/2005/june/exhibit/>. Watch for more details on the HSLS Web site, <www.hsls.pitt.edu>. --Patricia Weiss
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