{"id":4147,"date":"2020-03-02T14:43:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T19:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/experienceparkland.com\/?p=4147"},"modified":"2023-09-25T14:15:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T18:15:18","slug":"international-womens-day-dr-yasmine-david","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/experienceparkland.com\/en\/blog\/2020\/03\/02\/international-womens-day-dr-yasmine-david\/","title":{"rendered":"Women of Parkland: Dr. Yasmine David"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dr. Yasmine David is one of many remarkable women living in our <a href=\"https:\/\/experienceparkland.com\/locations\/\">Parkland communities<\/a>. A trailblazer for women in medicine in the 1960s, she continues to share her story and empower the women around her to this day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. David\nwas born and raised in Bombay, India, now Mumbai. She grew up in a family of\nphysicians and surrounded by inspiring women including her mother who was a\nphysician and her aunt who was the first Muslim woman doctor in all of India.\nGrowing up in a family full of strong women, Dr. David knew she could do\nanything she set her mind to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After\ncompleting medical school in India, she made a new beginning in 1963 by moving\nto North America with her husband. They married in Chicago and went on to have\nfour children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When their\nfamily relocated to Halifax, Dr. David began her pediatric residency at the IWK\nunder Dr. Richard Goldbloom. She later worked as a pediatrician in the\noutpatient department while also running the Well Baby Clinic and was active in\nteaching medical students and residents at Dalhousie University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p> \u201cBeing a woman in medicine was difficult back then. Most people thought \u2018oh you\u2019re a female, you\u2019re not going to be smart\u2019. You really had to prove your worth.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Her Indian\nheritage has always been an important aspect of her life and work. When she\nleft India for North America, her father encouraged her to be true to who she\nwas and continue her traditions in her new home. Dr. David honoured her heritage\nby wearing traditional Indian clothing when working at the IWK Health Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an Indian\nwoman practicing medicine in the 1960s, Dr. David was criticized for not\nconforming to their vision of what a doctor should look like. When questioned\nabout her decision to wear a traditional sari, she would respond, \u201cwell, don\u2019t\nyou wear pants? It\u2019s the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\ncompetitive field of medicine was especially difficult for women when she began\nher career. Not only was she a woman who practiced medicine in traditional\nIndian clothing, she also wanted to work part-time so she could spend time with\nher family. At the time, the idea of a doctor working part-time was practically\nunprecedented!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. David\nproved that women do not need to sacrifice their family life to have a successful\ncareer in medicine. She is an inspiration to many, including her four children,\nChamine, Farah, Saira and Ariz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of her\ndaughters, Dr. Farah Kapur, had this to say: \u201cI wanted to work part-time from\nday one of medical school because that\u2019s what my mother always did, and I\nreally admired that. 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