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In 2001, California enacted phlebotomy licensure following a public health outcry about an on-the-job trained phlebotomist that re-used needles. [15] [16] California has two levels of phlebotomy licensure: Certified Phlebotomy Technician I (CPT I) – authorized to perform skin puncture and venipuncture blood collection. [17]
Virginia Proctor Powell Florence (October 1, 1897 – April 3, 1991) was a trailblazer in both African-American history and the history of librarianship. In 1923 she became the first black woman in the United States to earn a degree in library science. [ 1 ]
The Library in 2013. Two further stories of public space and stacks are underground. The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia is a research library that specializes in American history and literature, history of Virginia and the southeastern United States, the history of the University of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson, and the history and arts of the ...
Dr. Robley Dunglison, the "Father of American Physiology" was the first professor of medicine at The University of Virginia The UVA Health System's history can be traced to the original conception of the University of Virginia on August 1, 1818, whereupon Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and twenty-one other men first compiled a report for the Virginia State Legislature to determine a site ...
Jean L. Harris in 1955 is the first African American woman to earn a medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia. [93] Jane Hinton in 1949 is one of the first of two African American women to become a doctor of veterinary medicine. [94] Lillian Holland Harvey was the Dean of the Tuskegee University School of Nursing for 30 years. [35]
House Democratic Caucus says Scott’s personal story is of resilience, second chances and historic firsts RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s […] The post Virginia to have its first Black House ...
Walter Reed (September 13, 1851 – November 23, 1902) was a U.S. Army physician who in 1901 led the team that confirmed the theory of Cuban doctor Carlos Finlay that yellow fever is transmitted by a particular mosquito species rather than by direct contact.
The College of Health Sciences was the first hospital-based college in Virginia. The college obtained initial accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award associate degrees in 1986, bachelor's degrees in 1995, and Master's degrees in 2005. In 2003, the college officially changed its name to Jefferson College ...