Reid, Clarice D. (1931–)

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Reid, Clarice D. (1931–)

African-American physician and researcher. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, 1931; graduate of University of Cincinnati Medical School, 1959.

Was Cincinnati's 1st African-American with a private practice in pediatrics; served as deputy director of the Sickle Cell Program of the Health Service Administration in Washington DC; received US Public Health Service's highest honor, the Superior Service Award.

See also Women in World History.

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