Books By Lucy M. Candib, William L. Miller - Author

Lucy M. Candib

Lucy M. Candib MD, is Professor Emerita of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. She practiced full spectrum family medicine with obstetrics for 40 years at Family Health Center of Worcester, a neighborhood health center serving low-income families including immigrants and refugees. After retiring from clinical care in 2016, Dr. Candib continued to precept residents and students until the COVID-19 pandemic. Working with medical students, she currently performs medical evaluations for persons seeking asylum in the U.S. Dr. Candib has lectured widely on topics of sexual abuse and violence against women and has drawn attention to the challenges facing women trainees. In her book, Medicine and the Family: A Feminist Perspective, Dr. Candib offered a feminist approach to family medicine theory and practice. Dr. Candib received a Fulbright scholarship in 1995 to teach family medicine in Ecuador. She rec