November 2, 2001
Former surgeon general to speak Nov. 8
Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders, former U.S. surgeon general in the first Clinton administration, will be in Seattle next week to present the UW Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds and speak to local women physicians.
Elders, now professor emeritus of pediatric endocrinology at the University of Arkansas College of Medicine, retired from regular teaching duties there in 1998. She continues to speak widely and participate in several national advisory committees.
At the UW, Elders will speak from 8 to 9 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 8, in Wright Auditorium at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center. Her topic is “Health Care for Children in the 21st Century.” The presentation, which is part of the regular Pediatric Grand Rounds series, is open to everyone.
While in Seattle, Elders will also speak Wednesday evening to a gathering of the Puget Sound Women’s Pediatric Society.
In 1987, then-Gov. Bill Clinton named her director of the Arkansas Department of Health, a post she held until her nomination as surgeon general. She has been active in Little Rock civic and health affairs, as well as nationally, and has received numerous awards and honorary degrees for her professional and civic work.
She is the author of three books, including “Joycelyn Elders, M.D.: From Sharecropper’s Daughter to Surgeon General of the United States of America.”
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