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Upstate medical students Sruti Akula, left, and Neelima Dosakayala are marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth Blackwell, MD, the first woman in America to earn an MD degree.
Upstate medical students Sruti Akula, left, and Neelima Dosakayala are marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth Blackwell, MD, the first woman in America to earn an MD degree.

What medical school is like for women today

Elizabeth Blackwell, MD, the first woman in America to receive a medical degree, was born on Feb. 3, 1821. She graduated first in her class in 1849 from Geneva Medical College, a predecessor of Upstate Medical University, which is celebrating Blackwell's 200th birthday. For some perspective, two second-year medical students at Upstate discuss what medical school is like for women today. Neelima Dosakayala and Sruti Akula also talk about their career plans. (For more on Blackwell and other women in medicine and science at Upstate, click here.)

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