Dr. Bernadine Healy
OH, US
Former head of the American Red Cross and the first woman to head the National Instituet of Health
A cardiologist and health administrator who was the first woman to head the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Known for her outspokenness, innovative policymaking, and sometimes controversial leadership in medical and research institutions, Healy has been particularly effective in addressing medical policy and research pertaining to women. Healy served the Reagan Administration as deputy director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. When Healy was appointed director of the National Institutes of Health in 1991, the agency included thirteen research institutes, sixteen thousand employees, a research budget of over nine billion dollars, and was a world leader in bio-medical research. She resigned as head of the Red Cross on December 31, 2002 after two years of service following her moral stance of withholding Red Cross dues in protest of the international organizations refusal to admit Israel's Mogen David Edom under it's umbrella. Currently she is an adviser on weapons of mass destruction preparedness and bioterrorism for the White House.
A cardiologist and health administrator who was the first woman to head the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Known for her outspokenness, innovative policymaking, and sometimes controversial leadership in medical and research institutions, Healy has been particularly effective in addressing medical policy and research pertaining to women. Healy served the Reagan Administration as deputy director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. When Healy was appointed director of the National Institutes of Health in 1991, the agency included thirteen research institutes, sixteen thousand employees, a research budget of over nine billion dollars, and was a world leader in bio-medical research. She resigned as head of the Red Cross on December 31, 2002 after two years of service following her moral stance of withholding Red Cross dues in protest of the international organizations refusal to admit Israel's Mogen David Edom under it's umbrella. Currently she is an adviser on weapons of mass destruction preparedness and bioterrorism for the White House.
2010