Born into a family of physicians, Zerefeh often accompanied her father and older brothers in their clinics. She noticed that the patients were predominantly men, as many of the women would not expose themselves to physicians, who were exclusively male. This prompted her to decide on a career in medicine for herself – a noteworthy feat, given that males during this time in the Ottoman Empire typically did not study past the 5th grade, and females would end their studies in the 2nd grade.[4]
Zerefeh began her studies in the American Protestant School in Safita, which she continued in Tripoli (in what is now Lebanon) in the Tripoli Girls School.
Following in the footsteps of her brothers, who had received their degrees from the University of Illinois,[5] Zerefeh convinced her father to let her pursue a medical degree in the United States. She left for the US in 1907, enrolling in the University of Illinois College of Medicine that same year, and receiving her medical degree in 1911.[6]
Dr. Bashur returned to the Middle East after completing her training, and practiced in Tripoli and Safita until her death in 1968, bringing modern medicine to women in the Middle East for the first time, and delivering thousands of newborns over the course of a career that spanned over half a century.[7]
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zerefeh, bashur, safita, syria, 1884, 1968, first, female, licensed, physician, levant, education, practice, edit, born, 1884, into, orthodox, christian, family, safita, syria, then, part, ottoman, empire, born, into, family, physicians, zerefeh, often, accomp. Zerefeh Bashur MD Safita Syria 1884 1968 was the first female licensed physician in the Levant 1 2 Education and practice EditZerefeh Bashur was born in 1884 into an Orthodox Christian family in Safita Syria then a part of the Ottoman Empire 3 Born into a family of physicians Zerefeh often accompanied her father and older brothers in their clinics She noticed that the patients were predominantly men as many of the women would not expose themselves to physicians who were exclusively male This prompted her to decide on a career in medicine for herself a noteworthy feat given that males during this time in the Ottoman Empire typically did not study past the 5th grade and females would end their studies in the 2nd grade 4 Zerefeh began her studies in the American Protestant School in Safita which she continued in Tripoli in what is now Lebanon in the Tripoli Girls School Following in the footsteps of her brothers who had received their degrees from the University of Illinois 5 Zerefeh convinced her father to let her pursue a medical degree in the United States She left for the US in 1907 enrolling in the University of Illinois College of Medicine that same year and receiving her medical degree in 1911 6 Dr Bashur returned to the Middle East after completing her training and practiced in Tripoli and Safita until her death in 1968 bringing modern medicine to women in the Middle East for the first time and delivering thousands of newborns over the course of a career that spanned over half a century 7 Her nephew was Dr Fouad Bashour References Edit العربية منظمة المرأة arabwomenorg org منظمة المرأة العربية english arabwomenorg org Retrieved 2019 10 13 انفوغرافيك الحركة النسائية في سوريا www rozana fm in Arabic Retrieved 2019 10 13 campus University of Illinois Urbana Champaign 1921 The alumni record of the University of Illinois Chicago departments colleges of medicine and dentistry School of pharmacy University of Illinois ظريفة بشور اول طبيبة مارست المهنة بسورية mo7it yoo7 com in Arabic Retrieved 2019 10 13 1902 graduating class University of Illinois College of Medicine College of Medicine Class Photos University of Illinois at Chicago collections carli illinois edu Retrieved 2019 10 13 1911 graduating class University of Illinois College of Medicine College of Medicine Class Photos University of Illinois at Chicago collections carli illinois edu Retrieved 2019 10 13 ظريفة بشور اول طبيبة مارست المهنة بسورية mo7it yoo7 com in Arabic Retrieved 2019 10 13 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zerefeh Bashur amp oldid 1085228969, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
