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Doris Honig Merritt

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Education
Medical and administrative career
Retirement
References

{{refimprove|date=June 2018}}Doris Honig Merritt (born 1923) is the first woman to serve on a board for the National Library of Medicine. Her contributions included serving as the first women on both the National Library of Medicine and the Assistant Dean of Medical research at Indiana University School of Medicine. Her inspiration to become a doctor came after serving in the Navy^[1] during World War II when she had to begin searching for a long-term profession.^[1]

Education

Doris Merritt attended Hunter College of the University of the City of New York in 1944, where she studied English literature, graduating Cum Laude and apart of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. She went on to medical school at The George Washington University School of Medicine in 1952, after completing pre-medical course from 1946 to 1948 in order to be eligible to apply.^[2]

Medical and administrative career

After graduating from Medical school in 1952, she went on to complete a residency in Pediatrics at Duke University. She later became assistant resident in pediatrics at Duke University from 1954 to 1955. She finished up with her fellowship in pediatrics at Duke University from 1955 to 1956. After moving with her husband, she was named the director of Medical research grants and contracts at Indiana University School of medicine in 1961. Following that, in 1962 she became the first woman to be named Assistant dean for Medical research at Indiana University School of medicine where she discovered her passion for administrative work in Fesler Hall, where her office was located.^[2] In her time at the university, she helped raise an estimated $105 million for construction and research. After relocating back to Maryland with her husband in 1978, she was appointed the Special Assistant to the director of the National Institutes of Health for research training and research resources.^[1] In the same year, she became the first woman to chair the National Library of Medicine Board of Regents. In 1986, she was appointed the first acting director of the National Center for Nursing Research of the National Institutes of Health. Her husband passed away during this period of time shortly after her appointment. Merritt later returned to Purdue University and became appointed the associate Dean of the Indiana University School of Medicine.^[2] In 1995, she unexpectedly was appointed the dean of Purdue School of Engineering and technology at IUPUI, making her the first woman to occupy this position. She took on her final position at the University as Acting Associate Vice president for research and graduate studies after retiring from her last position. ^[2]

Retirement

In 1998, Merritt retired from the university as the Acting Associate Vice president for research and graduate studies. Her legacy continues due to her many contributions, with three awards at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis in her name.^[2]

References

1. ^¹{{cite web|title=Changing the face of medicine|url=https://cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov/physicians/biography_224.html|website=U.S. National library of Medicine|accessdate=23 April 2018}}
2. ^¹²³⁴⁵{{cite web|title=Women in medicine at Indiana University of Purdue University Indianapolis: A Walking trail|url=http://www.iupui.edu/~history/OLDSITE/trail/assets/Medical%20Trail%20Booklet.pdf|accessdate=22 April 2018}}

2 : 1923 births|Living people

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