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Edith Mitchell

1948–

United States

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Edith Peterson Mitchell (November 20, 1947 – January 21, 2024) was a retired Brigadier general of the United States Air Force and an oncologist. She was clinical professor of medicine and medical oncology at Thomas Jefferson University. In 2015, she became the president of the National Medical Association.

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