Selma Feldbach was an Estonian physician, born on 5 May 1878 and died on 2 April 1924, who was the first Estonian woman to become a medical doctor. She graduated in medicine from the University of Bern in 1904. In 1908 she was appointed an acting assistant in operative surgery at the University of Tartu and worked in the surgical office of the outpatient clinic of the private university of Tartu. From 1914 to 1923 she also worked at the Mellin Clinic. Her career places her among the first generation of women who entered medicine in the Baltic provinces and who trained abroad before taking posts in surgery at home.
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(May 5, 1878 – April 2, 1924) was the first Estonian woman to become a medical doctor
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(May 5, 1878, April 2, 1924) was the first Estonian woman to become a medical doctor
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Selma Feldbach (May 5, 1878, April 2, 1924) was the first Estonian woman to become a medical doctor.
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was the first Estonian woman to become a medical doctor
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appointed as an acting assistant in operative surgery at the University of Tartu
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