Interview with Lois Fermaglich, October 20, 2018

Project: Women In White: Women Physicians Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Dr. Lois Fermaglich discusses her path to a successful medical career in pediatrics. She was one of five women of 65 students in the seventh class to graduate from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. Her husband and son were also graduates of the UK College of Medicine and together they fund a medical school student scholarship. Dr. Fermaglich talks about her life growing up in the Bronx and overseas, her college and medical school years, specialty training, and balancing her professional career and family life.

Interview Accession

2018oh646_wp018

Interviewee Name

Lois Fermaglich

Interviewer Name

Karen Clancy

Interview Date

2018-10-20

Interview Keyword

Lexington, Kentucky Medical schools New Jersey New York Pediatricians Pediatrics University of Kentucky Women medical students Women physicians Clerkships Internships Mount Sinai Hospital (New York, N.Y.) Boston Children's Hospital Private practice Medical practice

Interview LC Subject

College environment College students--Attitudes. College students--Conduct of life. College students--Social conditions Medical education Medicine. Physicians--Kentucky Universities and colleges--Faculty. Universities and colleges. University of Kentucky. College of Medicine University of Kentucky. Medical Center Women physicians. Women--Employment. Marriage

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