Thomas A Quinn, DO, FAOCOPM, is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is board certified in occupational medicine and family practice. Dr Quinn is on the faculty of the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Bradenton, Florida. He is married with two children and two grandchildren.
Thomas Quinn has written a truly remarkable book. He delves into
the importance of women in the osteopathic profession in purely
eloquent and concise language.... The reader is treated to
delightfully readable accounts of notable female osteopathic
physicians, from the beginning of the profession to the present
day.... I am grateful to Dr. Quinn for providing such a
well-organized, well-researched gem, and I will definitely
recommend this book to our osteopathic medical school applicants,
as well as currently enrolled students. --AAO Journal, Sept.
2011Quinn (Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine) offers
interesting anecdotes and historical background on the significance
of women in the founding and application of osteopathic medicine.
Andrew Taylor Still, considered the founder of osteopathic medicine
and given the moniker "Liberator of Women," opened the American
School of Osteopathy in 1892. Since the school's founding, all
osteopathic medical schools have accepted both male and female
students. Quinn's book presents the stories of the women who became
osteopathic doctors despite the adversity and sexism they faced.
Interspersed with these women's stories is the history of
osteopathy's struggles to be accepted as true scientific practice.
The book provides a rich overview of the contributions women
physicians, nurses, researchers, and historians have made to
osteopathic medicine alongside the larger history of osteopathic
medicine.
--L. N. Massengale, ChoiceThe book showcases some of the valiant
female osteopathic doctors and their fight against the inequalities
of the sexes in medicine. The PBS TV documentary, The Feminine
Touch: Women In Osteopathic Medicine, is scheduled for release in
early 2013. --LaSalle Magazine
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