National Women Day 2020

This weekend, I lectured at IMCAS, a large international dermatology meeting in Paris. I never imagined when I started my journey to become a physician that I would be flying around the globe to lecture to an international audience. ⁠
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Today on National Women Physicians Day, I want to remind women pursuing a career in medicine that all of the time, sacrifice, and sleepless nights do pay off. It's a long journey but it's worth it. ⁠
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National Women Physicians Day honors the first woman physician in the United States, Elizabeth Blackwell. Rebecca Lee Crumpler, another pioneer in medicine, was the first African-American woman to become a physician in the United States. My career journey could never have happened without female pioneers in medicine like Dr. Blackwell and Dr. Crumpler. I am so grateful to all of the female physicians who have paved the way to allow me to be where I am today.⁠