# Antonia Novello

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Dr. Antonia Novello

When President George H.W. Bush tapped Dr. Antonia Novello to be Surgeon General, she could hardly believe her ears. She was both the first woman and the first Latin American ever to serve as the nation's number one public health officer. She had come a long way from the little town of Faj…

SURGEON GENERAL - Antonia Novello

The hosts discuss brutal honesty at the top & then Rita dives into the story of Antonia Novello, the first woman to become U.S. Surgeon General. A native of Puerto Rico, Antonia overcame health challenges & rejection to rise to the top of her field (with a few bumps along the way).

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745 - A Conversation With Dr. Antonia Novello, Former Surgeon General

Dr. Antonia Novella served as the 14th Surgeon General under President George H.W. Bush from 1989 - 1993. She is the first female and first Hispanic Surgeon General in U.S. history. Dr. Novella talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about her life and career, from being born with a rare condition called Hi…

March 12, 2024: Colorado could put price cap on pharmaceutical drug; Dr. Antonia Novello’s journey of ‘unexpected service’

Colorado may become the first state to cap the price for a pharmaceutical drug it says is unaffordable. Then, Dr. Antonia Novello is used to breaking barriers as the first woman and first Hispanic person to serve as the U.S. Surgeon General. She held the post from 1990 to 1993. And after a year of …

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Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America

Here is one of my favorites from the archives. So…you’ve probably heard of Abigail Adams, Georgia O’Keeffe, Annie Oakley and Eleanor Roosevelt. But what about the female mathematician who laid the groundwork for abstract algebra. Or the women of NASA who helped send John Glenn, the first American …

Antonia Novello

Dr. Antonia Novello was appointed Surgeon General of the United States in 1990, becoming the first woman and first Hispanic to serve in that role. Image: Wikimedia. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nine…

What Can We Learn from How Innovators Think?

AI for Academic Success: Exploring Excellence, Creativity & Problem-Solving What can we learn from how accomplished women think—not just what they accomplished? In Part 3 of the Module 2 walkthrough of AI for Academic Success, Dr. Renée Jordan explores Janiyah GPT's response to an Excellence Explor…