Spotlight on careers in medicine

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Section one of this program profiles Dr. Swayam Sadanandan, a member of New York magazine's Best Doctor Hall of Fame: her dedication to treating sickle-cell anemia as head of the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology program at The Brooklyn Hospital Center, her efforts to provide social services to patients and their families, and her irrepressible optimism. Section two turns the spotlight on Michele Speer, RN, breast cancer survivor and Nurse Coordinator for the Women's Breast Center at Stamford Hospital's Tully Health Center. Her mission? To provide support, education, and advocacy for each of her breast cancer patients.

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17 min

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Date of Publication

[2007], c2007

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Films on Demand

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