HOSA- Women in Medicine

Who was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the U.S.?

• Elizabeth Blackwell

• Marie Curie

• Virginia Apgar

• Tu Youyou

What did Elizabeth Blackwell advocate for?

• Education and school

• moral practices

• proper nutrition and sanitation practices  

• scientific and medicinal findings

Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first African American woman to receive a MD in which country?

• United Kingdom

• United States

• Canada

• Australia

Where did Rebecca Lee Crumpler’s medical career start?

• Charlestown, Massachusetts

• San Francisco, California

• Chicago, Illinois

• Miami, Florida

True or False. Rebecca Lee Crumpler had to become a licensed nurse to start her medical career.

• True

• False

What did Marie Curie discover?

• Radium and polonium 

• lead and iron 

• the makeup of an atom 

• uranium and the structure

Marie Curie proved what was not invisible?

• Hydrogen

•  iron 

•  radioactivity

• an atom

Who was the only person to win the Nobel Prize twice?

• Françoise Barré-Sinoussi 

• Emmanuelle Charpentier

• Marie Curie

• Rosalind Franklin

What did Virginia Apgar create regarding evaluating the newborn’s transition to life outside the womb?

• Apgar Score

• Apex Number

• Child Growth

• Newborn evolution 

What did Virginia Apgar actually end up studying?

• Surgery

• Anesthesia

• Nursing

• Family practice