Jeannette South-Paul

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Born1953 (age 7273)
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (Bachelor's in Medical Technology)
University of Pittsburgh (Medical Education)
Fort Gordon, Georgia (Postgraduate medical education in Family Practice)
University of North Carolina (Postgraduate medical education)
OccupationPhysician
KnownforFirst African-American and first woman permanent department chair at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Medicine
Colonel Jeannette South-Paul
Born1953 (age 7273)
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (Bachelor's in Medical Technology)
University of Pittsburgh (Medical Education)
Fort Gordon, Georgia (Postgraduate medical education in Family Practice)
University of North Carolina (Postgraduate medical education)
OccupationPhysician
Known forFirst African-American and first woman permanent department chair at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Medicine
AwardsFellow, American Academy of Family Physicians
Diplomate, American Board of Family Medicine
Distinguished Service Medal, USUHS
Exemplary Teaching Award, American Academy of Family Physicians

Colonel Jeannette South-Paul (born 1953) is an American physician. She is the first African-American and first woman to be a permanent department chair at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Medicine.[1][2]

In 1975, South-Paul earned a bachelor's degree in medical technology from the University of Pennsylvania. She then attended the University of Pittsburgh for her medical education, graduating in 1979, then completed postgraduate medical education in family practice at Ft. Gordon, Georgia in 1982 and the University of North Carolina in 1984. She attended university on an Army scholarship, and served 22 years as a family physician in the United States Army.[1][3][4]

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