U.S. National Institutes of Health

Rhonda L. Cornum, MD — surgery (urologic)

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Retired Brigadier General Rhonda L. Cornum has enjoyed a distinguished career as an Army medical doctor and officer, and is an advocate for gender equality. In 2001, when she held the rank of colonel, she explained that, “You shouldn’t think of yourself as a female colonel. You should think of yourself as a colonel who just happens to be a woman...I guess if I’m a crusader for anything, its equal opportunity for everybody.”

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