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October 30, 2001
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Tibetan Woman Doctor to Speak at Smith

NORTHAMPTON, Mass.-Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo, a physician from Tibet, will present a two-part lecture series at Smith College on the revival of traditional Tibetan medicine on Nov. 13 and 14.
The presentations are free, open to the public and wheelchair accessible.


The first lecture, titled "Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo: A Tibetan Woman Doctor's Narratives on Life and Work in Rural Northeast Tibet," will take place in Neilson Library Browsing Room at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13. The following day, Wangmo will discuss "The Relationship Between Tibetan Medicine and Tibetan Astrology," at the same time and location.


Wangmo earned her medical degree in 1988 from the College of Tibetan Medicine in Lhasa, Tibet. After completing her residency there, she worked with several international organizations to establish hospitals and training centers in the remote regions of Tibet's Sichuan Provence and Chamdo Prefecture. Wangmo has worked on the faculty of the Shang Shung International Institute in Italy and has published a number of articles on the connection between the Tibetan astrological system and medicine.


This is the first time Wangmo has been allowed into the United States. She is currently in residence at the Shang Shung U.S. Tibetan Medical Program in Conway, Mass.


"Dr. Wangmo is part of a revival of traditional Tibetan medicine inside Tibet. She was personally trained by two of Tibet's greatest doctors," said Jacqueline Glens, a 1981 Smith graduate who is helping to coordinate the lectures.


Amber Watt, a current Smith student also involved in arranging Wangmo's visit to the campus, observed, "As a woman who overcomes obstacles on a daily basis while practicing medicine in the most remote regions of Tibet, Dr. Wangmo embodies the best we as women can become."


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