Why Didn't Dr

question 65

Multiple Choice

Why didn't Dr. Virginia Apgar go into surgery as she had planned?

• A) She didn't score well enough on the tests to get into the program.
• B) The stock market crash and Great Depression made it impossible.
• C) Her mentor advised her that no one would agree to see a female surgeon.
• D) Women doctors mostly went into anesthesiology.
• E) She developed the APGAR test and didn't need to work after that.

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