Nancy Dickey

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Who is Nancy Dickey?

Nancy Dickey is an American physician. She was the first female president of the American Medical Association, serving in 1997–98. Previously she had served as chair of the Board of Trustees of the AMA and chaired its Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs. For eleven years she was president of the Texas A&M Health Science Center, the first woman to hold that position.

She was born in Clark, South Dakota on a family farm. Her parents were Ed and Jody Wilson. When she was 9 years old her family moved to Sacramento, California; five years later they moved to Katy, Texas, near Houston. She earned bachelor's degrees in psychology and sociology from Stephen F. Austin State University. A high school counselor had told her it was impossible to be a physician and have a family too, but her husband Frank said "go for it" and encouraged her to go to medical school. She earned her M.D. from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, where she also completed her residency training. She is board certified in Family practice; she estimates that she has delivered more than 4,000 babies in her private practice career. She was the founding director of the Family Practice Residency of the Brazos Valley.

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Born
Sep 10, 1950
Clark
Also known as
  • Nancy W. Dickey
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Stephen F. Austin State University

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on July 23, 2013

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