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词条 Alice Drew Chenoweth
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  1. Early life and education

  2. Medical career

  3. References

Alice Drew Chenoweth (1903–1998) was an American physician who specialized in pediatrics and public health, and served as the Chief of the Division of Health Services in the United States Children's Bureau.[1][2]

Earlier, Chenoweth was Director of Maternal and Child Health at the Department of Health of Kentucky. Her work in Kentucky drew national recognition, and she joined the U. S. Children's Bureau as a research pediatrician, and later moved to the Children's Bureau's International Division, before becoming the Chief of the Division of Health Services in the United States Children's Bureau.[1][2]

Early life and education

Alice Drew was born and raised in Albany, Missouri. In 1924 she graduated from Northwestern University with degree in chemistry. And continued there to earn a master's degree at Northwestern in history in 1926. After graduation, she joined the faculty of a women's college in Montgomery, Alabama, and taught there for two years. Despite her father concerns about her being a physician, Drew enrolled in medical school, and graduated from Vanderbilt Medical School in 1932.[1][2]

After completing her medical degree, Drew did a pediatrics internship at Strong Memorial Hospital, the teaching arm of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in New York. In 1933 she began a residency at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.[1][2]

Medical career

Chenoweth was Director of Maternal and Child Health at the Department of Health of Kentucky. Her work in Kentucky drew national recognition, and she joined the U.S. Children's Bureau as a research pediatrician, and later moved to the Children's Bureau's International Division. Eventually, she served as the Chief of the Division of Health Services in the United States Children's Bureau.[1][2]

References

1. ^{{Cite web|title = Changing the Face of Medicine {{!}} Dr. Alice Drew Chenoweth|url = https://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_59.html|website = www.nlm.nih.gov|accessdate = 2015-07-28}}
2. ^{{Cite web|title = Eskind Biomedical Library - VUMC Biographies: Dr. Alice Chenoweth|url = http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/diglib/sc_diglib/biopages/achenoweth.html|website = www.mc.vanderbilt.edu|accessdate = 2015-07-29}}
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7 : 1903 births|1998 deaths|American pediatricians|American women physicians|People from Albany, Missouri|Vanderbilt University School of Medicine alumni|Northwestern University alumni

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