U.S. National Institutes of Health

Frances Owl-Smith, MD — diagnostic and therapeutic services (pathology)

Courtesy Frances Owl-Smith, MD

Dr. Frances Owl-Smith (b. 1950) is the first woman of the Eastern Band Cherokee to become a physician, and a role model for her children and her tribe. She attended medical school as a mature student, inspired to set a good example for her young children, and has shaped her career in medicine to accommodate the needs of family life and fulfill her professional ambitions at the same time.

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