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In this interview, Professor Emerita Frances Jean Judy Storrs, M.D., discusses her career in dermatology, her experiences as a woman in medicine, and her extensive involvement in professional and community activities. The daughter of physicians, both graduates of the University of Oregon Medical School, Storrs grew up in Spokane. Storrs soon decided to follow in their footsteps. Her application to medical schools was thwarted initially. Undeterred, Storrs graduated at Cornell University Medical College. She decided to return to the West Coast for an internship at Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland. Storrs decided to specialize in dermatology. She shares her experiences as the first female resident, and later faculty, in dermatology at the University of Oregon Medical School. Storrs looks back on her forty-some years at OHSU, discussing issues such as gender discrimination; pay equity, mentoring, medical education, and the shifts in medical culture. In conclusion, Storrs describes a few of her most memorable cases and offers some advice to medical students who may be considering dermatology.

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