Someone once stated that the fact that you aren’t where you want to be should be enough motivation. One must have courage, confidence and motivation in order to change the world like Virginia Apgar did. Virginia Apgar had courage and knew that she was not in a good spot, so she had courage and confidence in herself which helped her throughout her life. Virginia Apgar was born on June 07, 1974 in New Jersey and died on August 07,1974 in New York. She was an American anesthesiologist (“Virginia Apgar,” 2008). Virginia Apgar created the Apgar Score System, faced many obstacles and problems that came in her way which inspired her to do new things, and wrote books which helped society and others understand her field of study and the Apgar Score
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Apgar was raised in a basement laboratory where her father did scientific experiments and built things like telescopes. This is most likely why Apgar set her sights on the medical field because she was raised in such a scientific environment. Another reason is that her elder brother died early from tuberculosis and her other brother died from chronic childhood illness. Apgar had passion and wanted to have a scientific career in the field of medicine. When she enrolled at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University in New York City, about a month later the stock market fell. This was the start of the Great Depression. This didn’t stop Apgar from pursuing her dreams because she then borrowed money and completed her course at college. She earned her medical degree and also thought about how surgery was a male-dominated profession and that her chances of becoming successful weren’t high. Apgar then switched to the field of anesthesia. She did this because she felt that she would be more successful in this field. Apgar studied anesthesiology at Columbia and at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and Bellevue Hospital in New York. She was the director of the anesthesia division at Columbia University in 1938 and was the only person working in that division. When she was working here, she started to focus more on anesthesiology and created the Apgar
Apgar was raised in a basement laboratory where her father did scientific experiments and built things like telescopes. This is most likely why Apgar set her sights on the medical field because she was raised in such a scientific environment. Another reason is that her elder brother died early from tuberculosis and her other brother died from chronic childhood illness. Apgar had passion and wanted to have a scientific career in the field of medicine. When she enrolled at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University in New York City, about a month later the stock market fell. This was the start of the Great Depression. This didn’t stop Apgar from pursuing her dreams because she then borrowed money and completed her course at college. She earned her medical degree and also thought about how surgery was a male-dominated profession and that her chances of becoming successful weren’t high. Apgar then switched to the field of anesthesia. She did this because she felt that she would be more successful in this field. Apgar studied anesthesiology at Columbia and at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and Bellevue Hospital in New York. She was the director of the anesthesia division at Columbia University in 1938 and was the only person working in that division. When she was working here, she started to focus more on anesthesiology and created the Apgar