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Yvonne Sylvain, First female Haitian physician (died 1989)

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Yvonne Sylvain

Haitian physician (1907–1989)

Yvonne Sylvain was a Haitian physician who was the first female medical doctor from the country. She was also the first woman accepted into the University of Haiti Medical School, and earned her medical degree in 1940. After graduation, she worked as a specialist in obstetrics…
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June 28

Day of the year

June 28 is the 179th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 186 days remain until the end of the year.
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