WHY:
Because she is a role model for dermatologists, for women doctors, and
for subspecialists in contact dermatitis.
MED SCHOOL; DERM RESIDENCY:
Cornell; Oregon Health Science University.
MAJOR INFLUENCES:
A mother who was a general practitioner with a controlling personality.
Walter Lobitz, Jr, who was responsible, as dermatology chair at Oregon, for
her becoming the first female resident and faculty member of that department
and for royal mentoring. Richard Dobson and Ken Halprin were major intellectual
influences. Raymond Suskind made contact dermatitis her niche by leaving (on
his way to Cincinnati from Portland) some money, a wooden case on wheels containing
little jars with allergens, and much encouragement.
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Fran Storrs (seated far right) in her garden with husband John and
the clan.
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LIFE-CHANGING EVENT:
Told to leave a dermatology dinner at the Arlington Club in Portland
in 1971 because of her gender (or the dinner was to be discontinued), an event
that led to heightened involvement in issues of . . . [Full Text of this Article]
TRADEMARKS:
PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS:
BIGGEST REGRET:
INGREDIENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL MENTORSHIP:
SOME SUCCESSFUL MENTEES:
BEST-KEPT SECRET ABOUT PORTLAND:
BEST RESTAURANT IN PORTLAND:
