Graci Finco’s interest in the field of orthotics and prosthetics started when she was a senior at the University of North Texas. The biology major shadowed physical therapists and scientists while working in a research lab to help her decide what to pursue with her degree.
Dr. Judith R. Campbell grew up in a home where the importance of education was emphasized from an early age. Her mother, Iva, was an educator, and her father, Herman, was a chemist in the research division of a large chemical firm.
Nearly three years after retiring from gymnastics, Madison Kocian still thinks about the body all the time. It’s just not her own body anymore. It’s her future patients’.
Orthopedic surgery has the smallest proportion of female physicians among any medical specialty. Women account for only 7 percent of orthopedic surgeons with approximately 14 percent of orthopedic residents, but a shift is slowly occurring within the field.
As the academic year roars to life, Baylor College of Medicine’s School of Health Professions is now led by Dr. Todd A. Reinhart, who started his new role as dean in July. He will oversee the School’s four programs: Physician Assistant, Doctor of Nursing Practice – Nurse Anesthesia, Orthotics and Prosthetics and Genetic Counseling.
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