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• We are offering two-hour experiential workshops for middle and high school students. Click here to learn more, or contact Lynn George at (913) 588-0100.

October 3rd to November 11th, 2009
Dykes Library
The University of Kansas Medical Center

Changing the Face of Medicine introduces some of the many extraordinary and fascinating women who have studied and practiced medicine in America. We invite you to view the exhibit and join us in parallel events celebrating America’s women physicians. The exhibit will reside at Dykes Library at The University of Kansas Medical Center, but events are being held throughout the city.

Exhibit information
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Event information

We regret to announce the cancellation of Dr. Mary Dudley's presentation "One Woman’s Journey to Becoming Chief Medical Examiner of Jackson County, Missouri" on October 30th and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Profiles of Kansas City Women Physicians
This project of the Metropolitan Medical Society collected the stories of women physicians from across the Kansas City metro area. Read their stories here.

This is a community-wide effort of four Kansas City academic medical libraries:

• University of Missouri-Kansas City Health Sciences Library
• Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences Library
• Clendening History of Medicine Library & Museum at The University of Kansas Medical Center
• Dykes Library at The University of Kansas Medical Center

Questions regarding this exhibit and its events can be directed to Lynn George, Dykes Library at (913) 588-0100 or via e-mail at lgeorge@kumc.edu

Visit the national Changing the Face of Medicine web site

This traveling exhibition was developed by the Exhibition Program of the History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine in collaboration with the American Library Association Public Programs Office and has been made possible by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health Office of Research on Women’s Health. The American Medical Women’s Association provided additional support.

Partially underwritten by The Health Sciences Library Network of Kansas City (HSLNKC).

This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services under Contract No. N01-LM-6-3504 with the University of Utah.