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#3.10: Dr. Canady-Davis, Neurosurgery Pioneer
Malpractice Podcast
English - November 17, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsSociety & Culture Health & Fitness Medicine malpractice true crime medicine health comedy science current events history Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week, Jess is here to lift our spirits with the amazing life story of the first Black woman in America to become a neurosurgeon. Check this episode to learn about how Dr. Canady-Davis overcame all the odds and changed the world forever.
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Sources for this episode:
Watch her speech here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXlxII3VMmI
https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/dr-alexa-canady-davis-41
https://health.usnews.com/doctors/alexa-canady-349145
https://blackdoctor.org/dr-alexa-canady-americas-first-black-neurosurgeon/2/
https://www.awis.org/historical-women/dr-alexa-canady/
https://www.pushblack.us/news/when-racism-and-sexism-tried-keep-her-down-she-did-impossible
https://chaamp.virginia.edu/node/4186
https://www.wkar.org/news/2019-06-06/lansing-born-neurosurgeon-turns-stereotype-into-a-teachable-moment
https://amazingblackhistory.com/2021/02/01/canadydr-alexa-first-black-female-neurosurgeon/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4SQxyJXHDo
https://www.thegryphon.co.uk/2019/10/23/dr-alexa-canady-black-history-under-a-microscope/
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https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2021/02/15/first-black-chief-of-neurosurgery-at-childrens-hospital-of-michigan-paves-the-way-for-others/