Ana Galvis Hotz (22 June 1855 — 2 November 1934) was the first Colombian woman to have obtained a medical degree as a Doctor of Medicine.
Ana Galvis Hotz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 June 1855 |
| Died | 2 November 1934 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Alma mater | University of Bern (MD, 1877) |
| Occupation | Gynaecologist |
| Known for | First Colombian female physician |
| Parent(s) | Nicanor Galvis Sophia Hotz |
Ana was born on 22 June 1855 in Bogotá to Dr. Nicanor Galvis from Colombia,[1] and his wife Sophie Hotz from Switzerland. In April 1872 she enrolled at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Bern, becoming the first regular full-time student of the University,[2][3] where she obtained her degree as a Doctor of Medicine on 26 June 1877 with her dissertation titled Über Amnionepithel (On the Amniotic Epithelial);[2][1][4] she thus became not only the first Colombian female medical doctor, but also the first from Latin America or Spain, at a time when women could not even attend university in Colombia. On her return to Colombia she opened her own medical practice advertising her services as a "specialist on the diseases of the uterus and its surroundings"; therefore she is now also recognized as the first Colombian gynaecologist.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Gómez Gutiérrez, Alberto (2000). "Ana Galvis Hotz: la primera mujer colombiana que obtuvo el doctorado en medicina" (PDF). Universitas médica (in Spanish). 41 (2). Bogotá: Pontifical Xavierian University Faculty of Medicine: 113–14. ISSN 0041-9095. OCLC 316257938. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ a b "The History of the University" (PDF). Bern: University of Bern. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ Cacouault-Bitaud, Marlaine (2004). Rogers, Rebecca (ed.). La mixité dans l'éducation, enjeux passés et présents (in French). Lyon: ENS. ISBN 9782847880618. OCLC 265839493. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ a b Sánchez Torres, Fernando (1993). Historia de la ginecobstetricia en Colombia (in Spanish). Bogotá: Giro. pp. 117–142. OCLC 253230853. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
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