Background
Elders, Joycelyn was born on August 13, 1933 in Schaal, Arkansas, United States. Daughter of Curtis and Haller Jones.
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Like many an exclusive club, the medical profession subjects its prospective members to rigorous indoctrination: medical students are overloaded with work, deprived of sleep and normal human contact, drilled and tested and scheduled down to the last minute. Difficult as the regimen may be, for those who don't fit the traditional moldwhite, male, middle-to-upper class, and heterosexualmedical school can be that much more harrowing. This riveting book tells the tales of a new generation of medical studentsstudents whose varied backgrounds are far from traditional. Their stories will forever alter the way we see tomorrow's doctors. In these pages, a black teenage mother overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds, an observant Muslim dons the hijab during training, an alcoholic hides her addiction. We hear the stories of an Asian refugee, a Mexican immigrant, a closeted Christian, an oversized womanthese once unlikely students are among those who describe their medical school experiences with uncommon candor, giving a close-up look at the inflexible curriculum, the pervasive competitive culture, and the daunting obstacles that come with being "different" in medical school. Their tales of courage are by turns poignant, amusing, eye-openingand altogether unforgettable.
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Now available in paperback, Judith Levine's controversial book challenges American attitudes towards child and adolescent sexuality-especially attitudes promulgated by a Christian right that has effectively seized control of how sex is taught in public schools. The author-a thoughtful and persuasive journalist and essayist-examines the consequences of "abstinence" only education and its concomitant association of sex with disease, and the persistent denial of pleasure. She notes the trend toward pathologizing young children's eroticized play and argues that Americans should rethink the boundaries we draw in protecting our children from sex. This powerful and illuminating work was nominated for the 2003 Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
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Blending kitchen table wisdom and her own experience in losing her sister to gastric bypass surgery, author Robyn McGee explores the historical and cultural roots of obesity among black women, offering practical guidelines to weight loss and living a more healthy and balanced life. Though she advocates a slow and steady approach to weight loss under a doctors supervision and a commitment to exercise, healthy eating, support groups, and therapy, she also understands that many black women, like her sister, will still choose the option of gastric bypass surgery despite the fact that 1 in 200 patients die from the surgeries. McGee argues that a range of factors often lead to obesity in black women, including the problem of fat acceptance in the black community, historically negative images of black women, compulsive bingeing and purging, childhood sexual abuse, and a lack of attention to black women in the medical community. With the memory of her sisters lifelong struggle with weight firmly in mind, McGee conveys to readers the importance of honoring themselves by making healthy choices, starting slow and being patient, seeking help when they need it, and finally, remembering that they are much more than a number on a scale.
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endocrinologist General officer Surgeon
Elders, Joycelyn was born on August 13, 1933 in Schaal, Arkansas, United States. Daughter of Curtis and Haller Jones.
Bachelor in Biological, Philander Smith College, 1952. Doctor of Medicine, University Arkansas Medical School, 1960. Master of Science in Biochemistry, University Arkansas, 1967.
Pediatric intern University Minnesota Hospital, Minneapolis, 1960-1961. Pediatric resident University Arkansas Medical Center, Little Rock, 1961-1963, chief pediatric resident, 1963-1964, pediatric research fellow, 1964-1967, assistant professor of pediatrics, 1967-1971, associate professor of pediatrics, 1971-1976, professor of pediatrics, 1976-1987. Director Arkansas Department of Health, 1987-1993.
President Association of State & Territorial Health Officers, 1992. Surgeon general United States Department Health & Human Services, 1993-1994. Professor pediatrics University Arkansas Medical Center, Little Rock, 1994—1998, professor emeritus, pediatric endocrinology, since 1998.
Medical director Apothecus Pharmaceutical Corporation, since 2006. Board directors National Bank of Arkansas, North Little Rock, 1979-1989.
Joycelyn Elders has been listed as a noteworthy endocrinologist, general, surgeon, officer by Marquis Who's Who.
( Blending kitchen table wisdom and her own experience in...)
( Now available in paperback, Judith Levine's controversi...)
( Like many an exclusive club, the medical profession sub...)
Board directors Northside Young Men’s Christian Association, Little Rock, since 1973. Volunteer vols. in public schools, Little Rock, since 1973. 1st lieutenant United States Army, 1953-1956.
Member Southern Society Pediatrics (research president 1979-1980), Lawson Wilkins Endocrine Society (committee chair 1976), Arkansas Science and Technology Commission (secretary 1975-1989), Little Rock C. of Chamber (board directors since 1980), Endocrine Society, Academy Pediatrics, American Pediatric Society.
Married Oliver B. Elders, February 14, 1960. Children: Eric D., Kevin M.
Surgeon General of the United States
