Anna Turan Machado Falcão (1862-1940): the forgotten Amazonian pioneer doctor

Authors

  • Aristoteles Guilliod de Miranda Instituto Histórico e Geográfico do Pará, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brasil
  • José Maria de Castro Abreu, Jr Instituto Histórico e Geográfico do Pará, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5123/S2176-62232012000100002

Keywords:

History of Medicine, Woman Doctor, Amazônia, Pará

Abstract

ABSTRACT

This article outlines a biography of Anna Turan Machado Falcão. Born in 1862 in Igarapé-Miri, Pará State, Brazil, Dr. Anna Turan was Para's first physician. She graduated in the United States of America in 1887. After returning to Brazil and validating her diploma at the Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia, she worked in the states of Pará, Acre and São Paulo, where she died in 1940.

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Published

2012-03-31

How to Cite

Miranda, A. G. de, & Abreu, J. M. de C. (2012). Anna Turan Machado Falcão (1862-1940): the forgotten Amazonian pioneer doctor. an-mazonian ournal of ealth, 3(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.5123/S2176-62232012000100002

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2012): jan-mar

Section

Historical Article
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