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Leah J. Dickstein, MD — psychiatry

Courtesy Leah J. Dickstein, MD, MA

Psychiatrist Dr. Leah J. Dickstein (b. 1934) is a former president of the American Medical Women’s Association and vice president of the American Psychiatric Association. Her innovative Health Awareness Workshop Program, at the University of Louisville, was based on her experience attending medical school while raising a family. The popular program, which covered everything from individual well-being to personal relationships, as well as race and gender issues, made the University of Louisville one of the nation’s most family-friendly medical colleges.

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