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Opening Reception

Image of Dr. S. Josephine Baker

June 29, 2007, 5:00 - 7:00PM
Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences
509 N. 12th Street, Richmond, VA 23298
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Co-sponsored by WISDM - Women in Science, Dentistry, and Medicine Faculty Organization, VCU

Join the VCU Libraries in honoring women in all fields of medical sciences.  The opening reception celebrates the contributions of VCU's own Dr. Marcella Fierro, Dr. Eleanor Sue Cantrell, and Dr. Yvonnecris Smith Veal, who are featured in this exhibit. Also in attendance will be Ms. Carolease Ballou Wallace, retired VCU School of Nursing Faculty member. The reception is free and open to the public, but a reservation is required to reserve your space.

To RSVP, contact Shannon Jones at (804) 828-0626.

Photo credit: S. Josephine Baker, MD

Thursdays at Tompkins-McCaw Library

image of Ms. Elvatrice Parker BelschesUncommon Grace: The Story of Dr. Sarah G. Jones
Elvatrice Parker Belsches
VCU/MCV Alumna School of Pharmacy

Thursday, July 12, 2007, Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences
509 N. 12th Street, Richmond, VA 23298
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Ms. Elvatrice Parker Belsches, MA, RPh, is an archival researcher, author and pharmacist living in the Richmond area. Ms. Belsches is an emerging authority on the life of Dr. Sarah G. Jones MD, the first known woman of any race to be granted a medical license  by the the Virginia State Board of Medicine. Belsches will discuss her new and corrective scholarship on this pioneering physician as the author of her biographical entry for Harvard University's upcoming publication, the African American National Biography, (Oxford University Press, Spring 2008) and the author of Richmond, Virginia, a Black America Series publication (now in its sixth printing).

VCU Libraries Call numbers for Ms. Belches book Richmond, Virginia:

Tompkins-McCaw Library Special Collections and Archives - Reference F234.R59 N424 2002

Cabell Library Special Collections and Archives - Reference F234.R59 N424 2002


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Local Legend Lecture

Leadership Challenges and Opportunities Unique to Medicine
Marilyn Tavenner
Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources
Alumna VCU Schools of Nursing and Allied Health Professionals

Thursday, July 19, 2007, Noon - 1:30PM
Distance Education Room (2-010)
Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences
509 N. 12th Street, Richmond, VA 23298
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Co-sponsored by the VCU School of Allied Health Professionals

To register call (804) 828-0626 or sign-up online.

Secretary Marilyn Tavenner was appointed Secretary of Health and Human Resources by Governor Kaine in January of 2006.  As Secretary of Health and Human Resources, she oversees 12 agencies, employing over 18,000 people, including the Departments of Health, Mental Health, Social Services, Health Professions and Medical Assistance Services.

More about Secretary Tavenner:

Visit the Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources web site.


Manon Parry's imageGuided Tour: Challenges Assumptions: Celebrating the History of Women in Medicine

Manon S. Parry, Curator
Exhibition Program, History of Medicine Division
US National Library of Medicine

Thursday, July 26, 2007, 11:00 – Noon
Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences
509 N. 12th Street, Richmond, VA 23298
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To register call (804) 828-0626 or sign-up online.

Manon Parry is a curator in the History of Medicine Division at the National Library of Medicine, and, with Ellen S. More, co-curator of the exhibition, Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women Physicians. She is currently developing an exhibition on global health planned for 2008.

Visit the NLM History of Medicine Division web site

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Local Legend Lecture

Women in Medicine: Still a Leadership Challenge

Dr. Lisa Kaplowitz
Deputy Commissioner, Virginia Department of Health
Alumna VCU School of Allied Health Professionals

Thursday, July 26, 2007, Noon - 1:30PM
Distance Education Room (2-010)
Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences
509 N. 12th Street, Richmond, VA 23298
Directions and Map

To register call (804) 828-0626 or sign-up online.

Lisa Kaplowitz, MD, MSHA, is the Deputy Commissioner for Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP&R) at the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), a position she has held since August, 2002. In this position, she is responsible for the development and implementation of Virginia’s public health response to all natural and man made emergencies.
More about Dr. Kaplowitz:

Visit the Emergency Preparedness & Response Programs for Virginia web site.


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Leadership Development & the Promotion of Women`s Health
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image of Dr. Jeanne Sinkford

Dr. Jeanne Craig Sinkford
Associate Executive Director and Director, Center for Equity and Diversity, American Dental Education Association

Wednesday, August 1, 2007, Noon - 1:30PM
Distance Education Room (2-010)
Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences
509 N. 12th Street, Richmond, VA 23298
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Co-sponsored by the VCU School of Dentistry

To register call (804) 828-0626 or sign-up online.

Dr. Jeanne C. Sinkford is the associate executive director and director of the Center for Equity and Diversity at the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) in Washington, D.C. Dr. Sinkford also is professor emeritus and dean emeritus of the Howard University College of Dentistry. She is the first woman dean of an American dental school.

Visit the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) web site.

Events in the Richmond Community

So You Want to Be a Doctor | Print the Flyer
Wednesday, June 6, 2007, 7:00PM at the Dumbarton Area Library
6800 Staples Mill Road, Richmond, Virginia 23228-4930

*Sponsored by the County of Henrico Public Library

Join us as we explore careers in health sciences with students from the VCU Medical Center. For more information, call (804) 262-6507 or send email to DULibrary@henrico.lib.va.us.

Directions to Dumbarton Area Library

Visit the County of Henrico Public Library web site.

An Evening with Dr. Lisa Kaplowitz and the Changing Face of Medicine | Print the flyerMap

Thursday, July 12, 2007, 7:00PM at the Tuckahoe Area Library
1901 Starling Drive, Richmond, Virginia 23229-4607

*Sponsored by the County of Henrico Public Library

Lisa Kaplowitz is the Deputy Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Health, responsible for Virginia's public health and healthcare response to bioterrorism, epidemics, and other natural and man-made emergencies. Dr. Kaplowitz has been recognized by the National Library of Medicine as one of 300 "Local Legends" nationwide, women physicians who are "Changing the Face of Medicine." For more information, call (804) 270-9578 ext. 5 or send email to TULibrary@henrico.lib.va.us.

Directions to the Tuchahoe Area Library

Visit the County of Henrico Public Library web site.


Fighting the Fat: Why and How to Combat Obesity | Print the flyer

Dr. Daphne L. Bryan
Department of Family Medicine, VCU School of Medicine
Alumna VCU School of Medicine

Saturday, July 21, 2007, 2:00-4:00PM at the Main Library Auditorium
101 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219

*Co-sponsored by the Richmond Public Library and the VCU Center on Health Disparities

Daphne Bryan, M.D. will serve as the keynote speaker.  Her lecture will examine the causes of obesity, obesity related diseases, and strategies that can be used to help address this growing problem.  In addition to her lecture, a fitness expert from the YMCA will demonstrate exercise routines and a nutritionist will provide healthy eating tips.  Healthy snacks will be provided.  This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (804) 827-2075.

Directions to Main Branch of the Richmond Public Library

Visit the Richmond Public Library web site.

*All Thursdays at Tompkins-McCaw Library events are free and open to the public.  Bring your lunch with you, beverages will be provided. For special accommodations for any event, contact Shannon Jones at (804) 828-0626.

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