Kornelija Sertić
Kornelija Sertić | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Died | 1988 |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Education | University of Zagreb |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Known for | First female graduate of the School of Medicine |
| Medical career | |
| Field | Pediatrics Pulmonology |
| Sub-specialties | Tuberculosis |
Kornelija Sertić was the first woman to graduate from the School of Medicine in Zagreb, in 1923. The school opened in 1917.[1][2][3]
Early life[]
Sertić was born in the Croatian town of Sveti Ivan Zelina (at that time a part of Austro-Hungarian Monarchy). She studied at the Medical Faculty in Graz in 1917. She graduated on 30 November 1923.[citation needed]
Career[]
Sertić specialized in pediatrics in Zagreb. She became a specialist in tuberculosis and lung diseases, which, at the time, was common in southeastern Europe.[citation needed]
Personal life[]
In 1932, Sertić married her colleague, pulmonologist and tuberculosis specialist, Stanko Ibler. During World War II she was imprisoned by the Gestapo. She died in 1988.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "Digitalna knjižnica". Library.foi.hr. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Međunarodni dan medicinskih sestara - Moć žena - Ladylike". Ladylike.hr. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ Zuskin, E; Piasek, M; Piasek, G; Sarić, M; Mustajbegović, J; Susec, T (2006). "[Women and medical skill--historic view]". Lijec Vjesn. 128 (3–4): 114–21. PMID 16808102.
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