People + Culture
La boricua que se convirtió en la doctora de la nación
Antonia Novello, nacida en Fajardo, Puerto Rico, se convirtió en la primera mujer y primera persona hispana en ser Cirujana General de Estados Unidos en 1990.
Eje del recibo
- National Library of Medicine identifies Antonia Novello as the first woman and first Hispanic U.S. Surgeon General.
- NLM states she was born Antonia Coello in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, and earned her medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico.
- NLM and NLM Circulating Now support her NIH/public-health career and focus on young people, women, minorities, AIDS, immunization, and injury prevention.