Dr. Nancy Johnson: An Interview With a True Trailblazer

March is Women's History Month, and today we interview a true trailblazer in the field of women's health, a physician who paved the way for many women who came after her. In this episode, we enter the world of Dr. Nancy Johnson who tells us what life was like at a time when there were very few women in OBGYN, a time when male physicians weren't always offering adequate care to their female patients. Dr. Nancy tells us how she fought to improve care for women, and in the end, how men came to accept her as a respected colleague and friend. WHO IS DR. NANCY JOHNSON? She's a family practice physician who, at age forty, decided to enter an OBGYN residency. She was the first female board-certified OBGYN physician in private practice in Cleveland, Ohio and who, over the course of her career, delivered over 7,000 babies. She's also a mother who cared deeply about her children. an athlete who skied in Aspen (and around the world). an adventurer who hiked in the Himalayas. a creative who enjoyed sculpting and playing the piano. a physician who, in her nineties, continues to work on improving the care of women by focusing on osteoporosis prevention and enhancing the practice of geriatrics.   In 1977, as Dr. Nancy completed her training, a wave of young women entered the field of OBGYN and changed the entire culture. But at the start of her residency, she was the only woman. Here is her story, in her own words, beginning with those first difficult days in the OBGYN clinic…