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Nancy E. Gary
Nancy E. Gary (March 4, 1937 – May 31, 2006) was president and chief executive officer of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, executive vice president of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and dean of its F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine. She was also clinical professor of medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She was considered a change agent in medical education and "a 'powerhouse' in academic medicine." Early life and education Gary grew up on Long Island in New York, where she graduated from Manhasset High School. She was fond of telling friends that she barely made it out of high school. She worked summers teaching archery at Rolling Hills, a nearby day camp. Her early interest in sports drew her to Springfield College in Springfield, MA, since she planned to be a gym teacher. With the first required biology course, she found her calling and switched to pre-med. She graduated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Kings County is the most populous Administrative divisions of New York (state)#County, county in the State of New York, and the County statistics of the United States#Most densely populated, second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, Brooklyn is located on the western portion of Long Island and shares a border with the borough of Queens. It has several bridge an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
