Paula Adina Johnson was born on 1959 and is a cardiologist and the current president of Wellesley College.
15 Facts About Paula Johnson
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Paula Johnson is the first Black woman to serve in this role.
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The first Black graduate of Wellesley College came in the year 1887, and 129 years later President Johnson became the first Black leader.
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Dr Paula Johnson's background in working for the betterment of women in the field of health led her on a notable path to Wellesley College, a women's college right outside of Boston, where there is an emphasis on the role of women in STEM.
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Paula Johnson is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and has been featured as a national leader in medicine by the National Library of Medicine.
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Paula Johnson's 2013 TED talk, "His and Paula Johnson's Healthcare," was named one of the "Top 10 TED Talks by Women to be Viewed by Everyone".
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Paula Johnson is married to Robert Sands, a rheumatologist at Atrius Health of Harvard University and has a son who attended Harvard, a teenage daughter, and two Havanese dogs.
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Paula Johnson then attended Radcliffe College at Harvard University, where she majored in biology and graduated in 1980.
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Paula Johnson worked in the hospital's cardiac transplant unit and served as director of Quality Management Services.
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Paula Johnson has focused much of her work on educating and empowering African-American women, who are 50 percent more likely to die of cardiovascular disease than white women.
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Paula Johnson has been an important voice in making the case that men and women differ at the cellular level.
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Paula Johnson argues further that men and women should be tested in separate research trials.
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Paula Johnson began working at Wellesley College on July 1,2016.
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Paula Johnson is the third highest paid employee of Wellesley College.
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In 2021, Paula Johnson was nominated to the Governance and Nominating Committee, through the board of directors at Abiomed.