By Andrea M
Helen Octavia Dickens was an African-American surgeon who lived from 1909-2001.
She was the first African-American woman to attend the American College of Surgeons. She was a doctor, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, and former associate dean of medicine in the Office for Minority Affairs at the University of Pennsylvania.
Within 5 years working at the University of Pennsylvania, she had increased minority enrollment at from 3 students to 64. She received numerous honors for her work on sexual health for young and adult women. She won awards from the Girl Scouts of Greater Philadelphia and the American Cancer Society.
Her medical school was the University of Illinois College of Medicine, and her career path was obstetrics and gynecology. She worked in difficult circumstances to help her patients living in extreme poverty. She served staff of the Women's Hospital and she educated young women to empower themselves. She also led extensive research into teen pregnancy and sexual health issues. She wanted to lower the incidence of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
Helen Octavia Dickens was an African-American surgeon who lived from 1909-2001.
She was the first African-American woman to attend the American College of Surgeons. She was a doctor, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, and former associate dean of medicine in the Office for Minority Affairs at the University of Pennsylvania.
Within 5 years working at the University of Pennsylvania, she had increased minority enrollment at from 3 students to 64. She received numerous honors for her work on sexual health for young and adult women. She won awards from the Girl Scouts of Greater Philadelphia and the American Cancer Society.
Her medical school was the University of Illinois College of Medicine, and her career path was obstetrics and gynecology. She worked in difficult circumstances to help her patients living in extreme poverty. She served staff of the Women's Hospital and she educated young women to empower themselves. She also led extensive research into teen pregnancy and sexual health issues. She wanted to lower the incidence of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.