She resigned from her federal position in December 1994 and continued her professional career as a pediatric endocrinologist at the University of Arkansas School of Medicine. Her studies of growth in children and the treatment of hormone-related illnesses have been published in numerous medical research publications. Despite Elders' accomplishments in medicine, she never saw a physician before her first year in college. She graduated at the age of 18 from Philander-Smith College in Little Rock, Ark., and entered the U.S. Army as a first lieutenant, receiving training as a physical therapist. The Kennedy Lecture Series brings nationally recognized speakers to Ohio University who appeal to a cross-section of the community and stimulate thought on major public issues, cultural affairs and scholarly fields.
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