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"As a physician practicing medicine for the last 18 years, the idea of Healer started in 2013 while researching women doctors and their contributions to medicine. Attending medical school in the 1990's was challenging, but there were several women in my class, and I thought that was the norm. When I started to research and learn how women fought to become part of medicine, and that over 150 years ago the first woman to attend medical school in the United States had to be voted into medical school by an all male class, I knew the journey of women in medicine was a story I wanted to tell. The reality is if you want to achieve a goal you have to first believe in yourself. You cannot allow others opinions to dictate your path. And you have to work hard. The women in this documentary exemplify what it means to challenge, inspire, and defy convention. I hope after watching this film you will too."--Filmmaker's statement.