Bernadine Healy Case

This case study is about a doctor named Bernadine Healy. She was a fifty-seven year old mother of two who became the president of Red Cross, yet resigned. Healy held the credentials of someone so qualified for such a position. A Harvard medical school graduate, Dean of Ohio State university, and the first female director of National issues of health made her the best candidate. Her story is about a position that was not cracked up to be what was expected.
Healy initially accepted the role of being the President of Red Cross for personal reason. She took this positon after many qualified individuals. "She succeeded a lady named Elizabeth Dole, who was the first female president since Clara Barton (Page 1, Paragraph 2)." Her husband ran in the nineties and she took a year off in order to help him pursue his dreams. Later, she chose that she wanted to fulfill that role and started to prepare in …show more content…
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