Vital Signs Are Stable

Vital Signs Are Stable

by M Ruth Swafford M D
Vital Signs Are Stable

Vital Signs Are Stable

by M Ruth Swafford M D

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Overview

Young Negro girls born into the poverty of 1940's Smokey City weren't supposed to attain success in any endeavor. When you're born into a world stunted by the isolating forces of racial and socioeconomic oppression, what's possible is supposed to be limited. In Vital Signs are Stable, Ruth guides us through her improbable journey, forged in the harsh realities of the Jim Crow South, but triumphant as she applies grit and determination in her rise into the rarefied air of academic medicine. The journey is a breathtaking story of Ruth's triumph over the seemingly insurmountable challenges life placed in her way.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780692652138
Publisher: M. W. Swafford
Publication date: 04/15/2016
Pages: 180
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

Dr. M. Ruth Swafford, a retired cardiovascular and thoracic anesthesiologist, was born to uneducated parents and raised in the South at a time when people of Color were routinely marginalized and not expected to obtain an education. Her story chronicles her journey and the obstacles she overcame to become a successful practicing physician.
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