Duty Calls: Lessons Learned from an Unexpected Life of Service

Dr. Antonia Novello, MD

May 2024 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Cynthia Farrell

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Dr. Antonia Novello is a vanguard in the United States and Puerto Rico, whose enduring commitment to service has left an indelible mark on the world of public health. With a distinguished career including serving as the US Surgeon General and the New York State Commissioner of Health during 9/11, her story highlights an unwavering dedication to improving the well-being of individuals and communities. Dr. Novello's story is one of challenges faced and overcome and of shattering glass ceilings and opening doors for future generations of leaders. She shares her early battles with childhood illness and her desire to overcome stereotypes, while also chronicling her meteoric rise through various roles in the field of health care, leading to her service as the nation's top medical officer. In Duty Calls, listeners will learn about: - Dr. Novello's early life and her struggles with congenital megacolon - How she became the first female/first Hispanic Surgeon General of the United States - Her efforts to vaccinate and provide health care resources to her home in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria - Wisdom and insights Dr. Novello gained through her life experiences

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Dr. Antonia Coello Novello was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. In 1990, Dr. Antonia Novello was sworn as the fourteenth Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service, and became the first woman and the first Hispanic ever to hold this position.

Cynthia Farrell is a narrator, musical theater singer, and voice-over actor in English and in Spanish. She has enjoyed narrating audiobooks in a wide array of genres, including young adult, science fiction, crime drama, romance, Christian, nonfiction, and children's literature. She lives with her daughters in Manhattan.

Jill S. Tietjen, PE, is an author, international speaker, and an electrical engineer. After more than forty-five years in the electric utility industry, her professional focus is now on women's advocacy, worldwide.

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