[One of our pioneer women surgeons, Nermin Ünalan Berkan].

Abstract

Nermin Ünalan was born in 1922 in Izmir. Her family moved to Istanbul after her birth. Her father was a medical doctor. When she decided to study medicine, her father warned her about the difficulties of the profession. After her graduation from the medical school, she wanted to be a general surgeon, and her father warned her again. However, as she was so determined, he took her to the General Surgery Department of Istanbul Medical Faculty. With not to marry during residency--she was accepted. In 8 January, 1951 she became a general surgeon. She worked in Bilecik, than in Istanbul in different hospitals. She married in 1956, has a son. She retired in 1982. She lives in Istanbul.