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August 15, 1996
Lady Doctors ‘ln the House’
W MCG grads
prepared to extend
the best patient care.
By Timothy Cox
AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer
Look out America—a quartet of
lady physicians have just matric
ulated from the Medical College of
Georgia and are ready to save the
world.
For this group, saving lives is
worth the nearly 50 years of edu
cation and training they’ve
collaboratively accumulated since
leaving high school.
Whilesavingthe entire universe
might be an overstatement,
Katrina Avery, Karen Greene,
Donna Martin and Marian Ebron
are certainly well-prepared in the
area of medical preparedness.
The quartet recently completed
residency programs at MCG.
While already doctor-qualified,
residency training represents
more extensive training in specif
ic areas, according to an MCG
spokeswoman.
For Kdtrina and Karen, their
08-GYN degrees will undoubted
ly help assist females of all ages
with the plethora of problems that
do occur.
Donna will utilize her pediat
rics degree assisting children,
while Marian has earned an in
ternal medicine degree.
In the big picture, the ladies
have accomplished quite a feat —
based on statistics compiled at
MCG's student registrar office.
In the past two falls, of 1,486
entering freshman at MCG's five
departmental schools, 104 black
females were admitted while only
32 black males became new stu
dents.
The School of Allied Health Sci
ences and School of Nursing rep
resent the largest enrollment to
tals. Other departments are School
of Medicine, graduate (doctoral)
program and School of Dentistry.
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DOCTORS: (Front, seated) Katrina Avery; (Back row, left to right) Marian Ebron, Karen Greene,
Donna Moore. Photo: Timothy Cox
Here’s a brief biography of
the four doctors:
Katrina Avery, 35: The
Sanford, N.C. native was admin
istrative chief resident at MCG
and was primary liaison between
residents and physicians. Mrs.
Avery has a bachelor’s degree in
biology and chemistry from the
University of North Carolina
(Chapel Hill). She also has two
medical degrees from UNC and a
master’s degree in public health.
Karen Greene, 30: The
Westhead, N.Y. product earned
her bachelor’s degree in zoology
and medical degree from Duke
University.
Donna Moore, 31: The Syra
cuse native has a bachelor’s de
greeinbiology from William Smith
College, Geneva,N.Y. She earned
her medical degree from State
University of New York (Syra
cuse).
Marian Ebron, 31: The Ra
leigh, N.C. native has a bachelor’s
degree in biology from East Caro
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Her medical degree is from UNC-
Chapel Hill.
Why a medical career?
Dr.Avery:‘l'vealwaysenjoyed
the sciences. This is a challenging
way to serve the community.”
Dr. Greene: “Ever since ele
mentary school, I've wanted to be
a doctor. It always kept my inter
est.”
Dr. Moore: “My mother was a
nurse, so I've always admired the
profession.”
Dr.Ebron: “I always wanted to
know how the body worked and
have a job related to that.”
As black females, do you feel
you have a special role in the
medical field?
Dr. Avery: “That’s part of what
keeps us here. As black women,
there’s a conscious responsibility
to educate others about health
care.”
Dr. Greene: “It’s nice to hear
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Dr. Ebron: “We're all products
of strong, black females. Still, I
don’t like for parents to pressure
anyone into thinking they should
be like us. It’s more important to
be happy with your career choice.”
Family status:
Both Dr. Avery and Dr. Moore
are married. Dr. Greene and Dr.
Ebron are single. Dr. Moore has
two children.
As the senior member of the
group, Dr. Avery admitted the
foursome anticipated “getting
paid.” However, as she reflected
on the countless sacrifices, the
middle-of-night pages, being on
call for weeks at a time, the hours
of preparation and commitment
required to complete the job suc
cessfully, Dr. Avery posed the
question, “Do we really make as
much as we should? I still haven’t
heard ofany doctors on the Top-10
highest paid list of Fortune 500
companies,” she said.
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Do you think it is important for African
Americans to attend historically black
colleges and universities?
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"At historically black colleges
there is more to learn about
African-American heritage.
You don‘t get the benefit of
learning about our history at
other schools.“—Bernadette
Thompson,v 2_3
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"Attending a black college
gives you the chance to
experience something differ
ent. You also learn to get
along with each other, which
may help stop some of the
crime.“—Nickie Ivery, 24
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historical significance itself;
however it’s also important to
get an education wherever
you can get it."—Keith Th
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*| believe it’s an individual
choice. You need to choose
a college that meets your
individual goals. However,
attending historically black
colleges gives you the
chance to grow closer to
gether as people.“—Marika
Mcliechey, 21