The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University has received a $12.6 million Merit Extension Award from NCI, one of two Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation to earn the recognition.
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center was awarded this two-year merit-based extension in late September.
When Judith O. Hopkins started medical school in 1974, she had to sign a contract promising to not get pregnant. This was not the most egregious form of sexism she would face in her career. Seeking a residency in emergency medicine in 1977, she was told point blank that she would not be considered. “I...
