Virginia Apgar Facts
Virginia Apgar Facts
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| Virginia Apgar was born in Westfield, New Jersey, and was the youngest of three children. |
| She graduated from Westfield High School in 1925. |
| In 1929 she graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a BS in zoology. |
| She graduated from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1933 with her MD. |
| In 1937 she finished her training in anesthesiology. |
| From 1949 to 1959 he was a full professor at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and was the first woman to hold that post. |
| During that same period she was clinician and researcher at the Sloane Hospital for women. |
| In 1953 she created the health assessment tool for newborn babies that was named for her. |
| She left Columbia University in 1959 to earn her Master's Degree in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University. |
| From 1959 to 1974 she directed medical research to prevent birth defects for the March of Dimes Foundation. |
| She brought attention to the relationship between birth defects and premature birth. |
| Apgar advocated for universal vaccination against rubella because of its devastating effects on fetal development. |
| She promoted Rh testing of pregnant women because of its potential lethal effects on the infant. |
| From 1971 to 1974 she was clinical professor of pediatrics at Cornell University School of Medicine. |
| She wrote a popular book titled, Is My Baby Alright? A guide to birth defects, in 1973. |
| She received the Elizabeth Blackwell Award from the American Medical Women's Association and The Distinguished Service Award from the American Society of Anesthesiologists in 1966. |
| In 1973 he received the Alumni Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. |
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