While there may be a serious lack of women in cardiovascular medicine—both in practice and in research—right now, the future looks much brighter, if students like Syracuse University’s Plansky Huong are any indication. Plansky, a graduate research assistant at SU’s...
Day: February 1, 2019
Features
Special feature: Women in cardiology
When Dr. Amy Tucker first started practicing medicine 30 years ago, women were vastly underrepresented, both in medicine in general and in her specialization, cardiology. “When I entered medical school, women were still in the minority,” said Dr. Tucker, who...
Featured, Features, Health
INSPIRE: Hearts in the right place
By Carol Radin Denise McGraw and Kristin Thompson truly put their hearts into their work. As co-directors of the Syracuse American Heart Association’s Heart Walk, they have been giving their all to a one-day event that is really the culmination...
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In Her Own Words: Andrea Atcheson, Heart Health Academy
What prompted you to start Heart Health Academy? Heart Health Academy was born after I was in the grind of outpatient medicine for almost 20 years. I was seeing about 24 patients a day in various cardiology offices and only...
Cover Story, Features, Health
Stories from the heart: Bea González, Go Red for Women chair
As the chair of this year’s Go Red for Women campaign for the American Heart Association, Bea González sees storytelling as a big part of her job. “There's a lot of power in story telling,” she said. “You never know...
