Event Title
Virginia Apgar
Location
Diamond 342
Start Date
30-4-2015 2:48 PM
End Date
30-4-2015 3:55 PM
Project Type
Presentation- Restricted to Campus Access
Description
Virginia Apgar, creator of the Apgar scale for determining the health of newborn babies, was a pioneer in anesthesiology at a time where women were not widely accepted in medicine. This short presentation will attempt to give further insight into her life and her work through the use of primary sources.
Faculty Sponsor
Elizabeth Leonard
Sponsoring Department
Colby College. History Dept.
CLAS Field of Study
Social Sciences
Event Website
http://www.colby.edu/clas
ID
1172
Virginia Apgar
Diamond 342
Virginia Apgar, creator of the Apgar scale for determining the health of newborn babies, was a pioneer in anesthesiology at a time where women were not widely accepted in medicine. This short presentation will attempt to give further insight into her life and her work through the use of primary sources.
https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/clas/2015/program/438