Talk:Antonia Novello

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Closing sentece

The closing sentence of this article is misleading. Commisioned officers of the U.S. Public Health Service do wear military style uniforms. They are almost exactly the same as the uniforms that commisioned officers of the U.S. Navy wear, and PHS officers hold the same ranks as naval officers (e.g. Ensign, Lieutenant, Captain, Admiral, etc).

Legion of Honor

A sentece states: sheatebbvjhgion of Merit Medal by the United States Secretary of State Colin Powell, which is rarely presented to civilians.", but after been Surgeon General doesn't she retains her rank as Vice Admiral. Many years ago she went to my highschool in Puerto Rico and I remember her saying she still had her rank. Can anyone shed any light into this? From what I read the medal can only be given to military personnel, so she was given the medal because she is part of the military. Cjrs 79 03:52, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Felony Charges

I edited down the IG investigation section, and added information from today's arraignment in court. Mikelieman (talk) 00:56, 13 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

First Afro-Hispanic Female Surgeon General

I am editing the page to change the information. Ms.Novello is the first black surgeon general, the first female, and the first hispanic.

According to various dictionaries and wikipedia Hispanic is not a race. Therefore Ms.Novello is not white, she is obviously mulatto[of mixed white/black ancestry] and in following the conventions set before us with President Obama, this makes her the first black female surgeon general. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.178.130.138 (talk) 21:32, 30 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Early life, Education, Career,

Expanded on Novello's Early life and Education- There was nothing about her childhood life. So I added more information about her childhood, education, and when she came over to the US

"Antonia Novello, born on August 23, 1944 in Farado, Puerto Rico, was the oldest of three children. Growing up, she was raised primarily by her mother, Ana Delia because her father died when she was eight years old. At birth, Novello was diagnosed with Congenital megacolon. This was a painful condition that required Novello to make frequent trips to the hospital. Although Novello was told at eight years old that she should have surgery to correct her problem, it would take another ten years before that would happen. Despite this Novello managed to excel in her study to become a doctor. Her experience with that disease, left such an impact on her that she vowed to become a doctor so that "no other person is going to wait 18 years for surgery.[6]

Education[edit source | edit] At an early age, Antonia's Mother, a school teacher and later high school principal, stressed the importance of an education. Novello excelled in her education and graduated from high school at the age of 15.[7] She attended the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in 1965. She went on to medical school in University of Puerto Rico in San Juan [7] where she received her Doctor of Medicine degree in 1970. That same year, she married Joseph R. Novello and they both moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan where she continued her medical studies. Novello began a pediatric internship at University of Michigan Medical School. She became the first woman to receive the "University of Michigan Pediatrics Department Intern of the Year" award.[2] In 1973, Novello and her husband moved to Washington D.C. to being her residency in pediatric nephrology at Georgetown University School of Medicine Hospital until 1976.[2]"

Added her career as a pediatric nephrologist

"Pediatric Nephrologist[edit source | edit] In 1976, Novello opened her own private practice in Springfield, Virginia where she worked as a pediatrician. However she soon realized that she was too emotionally involved with her patients so she left her practice. Novello stated in an interview "When the pediatrican cries as much as the parents do, then you know it's time to get out"."

Nguye398 (talk) 19:07, 4 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]