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Fab Five

October: Five Essential Women in Medicine and Health Sciences

The “Fab Five” is NWHM's monthly curated selection of biographies and learning resources featuring five notable women from history and current newsmakers. To celebrate essential women, the women featured in this month’s Fab Five have all achieved distinction in the fields of medicine and health sciences.

June Almeida serves as a role model for determination and innovation. As the person to identify the first human coronavirus, scientists, and people all over the world, are indebted to her work.

June Almeida

The founder of the Mississippi Health Project and the Southeast Neighborhood House, Dr. Dorothy Ferebee provided healthcare to the most vulnerable members of the African American community.

Dorothy Boulding Ferebee

A dedicated public health advocate, Antonia Novello made history as the first female and first Hispanic U.S. Surgeon General in 1990.

Antonia Novello

Karikó’s research and perseverance proved that mRNA vaccines were possible and paved the way for the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines to end the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Kati Karikó

As the first African American woman to receive a Medical Degree (MD) in the United States, Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler challenged the prejudice that prevented African Americans and women from pursuing medical careers.

Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler

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