Profiles in Diversity - Timeline of Prominent Achievements in Medicine by African American Men and Women in Pittsburgh
Posted on September 21, 2015
Dr. Carol Rose was elected Chair of the Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine in 2010, the culmination of a distinguished career in anesthesiology and organized medicine.
Dr. Rose entered medical school in at the University of Miami in 1978, 33 years old and already a mother of two. She was one of only eight women in a class of 100 as well as one of the oldest. Dr. Rose believes that her life experiences gave her a deeper appreciation for her courses than the other students; “I loved school. I loved everything about it.”