Interview with Flora Johnson, November 11, 2018

Interview Summary

Dr. Flora Johnson talks about her experiences coming to the United States from China, attending Berea College and the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, and becoming a physician. She was one of 14 women in a class of 75 students. Johnson was once told by a counselor that she shouldn’t apply to medical school because she was a woman, poor, and Chinese. She also had trouble with hearing loss. Johnson talks about her childhood memories, college and medical school years, and balancing professional and family life. Dr. Johnson was still working at the time of the interview. Dr. Johnson was board-certified in Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine. Her practice is in Claremont, California.

Interview Keyword

China Immigrants Medical students Education Medical schools University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky Claremont, California Family medicine Berea College Childhood Families. Emigration and immigration. English language. Claremont (Calif.) Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Working mothers

Interview LC Subject

Universities and colleges--Admission Women--Employment. Women in engineering and science Medical education Education, Higher--Kentucky Women--Education (Higher) Women in higher education. University of Kentucky. College of Medicine Sexism. Discrimination in higher education Minorities in higher education College students--Social conditions Medical residents University of Kentucky. Medical Center Family medicine.

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