astronomy

Millicent A. Comrie

Millicent A. Comrie is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Millicent A. Comrie rather than just read about it. In short: Millicent A. Comrie, born on August 6, 1948, and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, is a medical doctor specializing in obstetrics and gynecology.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Millicent A. Comrie, born on August 6, 1948, and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, is a medical doctor specializing in obstetrics and gynecology. Over the time of her career, she has worked in Red Hook (Brooklyn, New York) and Jamaica. She is fluent in English and Spanish, and has working knowledge of German.

Education Comrie migrated to the US to attend Morgan University of Baltimore, Maryland, and Howard University in Washington, D.C. She attended State University of New York Downstate Health Science Center in Brooklyn, New York, where she earned her medical degree in 1976. Comrie later attended Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health where she received a Masters in Public Health with a focus on Maternal and Child Health.

Career Comrie currently works at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, where she specializes in obstetrics and gynecology, focusing specifically on fibroids and abdominal myomectomies. She developed techniques that allowed women to keep their uterus and not require a hysterectomy. Comrie is the Medical Director and founder of Maimonides Brooklyn Heights Center for Women's Health. She established the Fibroid Center at Maimonides which is the only facility in Brooklyn that integrates gynecological, surgical, and radiological treatment. Comrie is also a member of the Organization for International Development and the Caribbean-American Outreach Association and the director of Myrtle Ferguson Girls Rescue Center in Kingston, Jamaica. She appeared as a guest speaker on BRIC TV in 2013 to discuss Bi-racial/Multi-racial Health. In the interview she discussed the importance of providing medical practitioners with personal ethnic information or background to provide information on any tests that should be conducted. Comrie serves on the Red Hook Initiative (RHI) Board of Directors for 17 years (the entirety of its existence) and is the longest serving board member.

Awards and honors "The Dr. Millicent Comrie Fund" was created in her honor which ensures reproductive health education and care in Red Hook, Brooklyn. From 2002 to 2014 she received the Top Doctors awards for the New York Metro Area. Comrie is recognized as one of the Top 10 Caribbean-Born Female Doctors in the U.S by News America. She won the Master Teacher Award in Obstetrics and Gynecology by the SUNY Downstate Alumni Association. In 2013, Comrie was awarded the Marcus Garvey Award for Community Service. In 2016, Comrie was conferred with the Order of Distinction (Officer's Class) from the Government of Jamaica. That same year, she received the Leader in Medicine Award by the Society of Foreign Consuls, an international organization representing the world's largest consular corps in New York. In 2021, Comrie was named by Carnegie Corporation of New York as an honoree of the Great Immigrants Award.

Personal life Comrie's brother, Fenton Ferguson, was Minister of Health for Jamaica. Dr. Comrie is married to Mr. Frederick Comrie and she has two daughters. Upon the death of one of her daughters in 2015, Comrie continued working at Maimonides Women's Center. Her surviving daughter, Sacha Comrie Jackson-Chin, is a practicing attorney in her own law firm, in Freeport, Long Island.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Millicent A. Comrie

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Millicent A. Comrie claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Millicent A. Comrie before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Millicent A. Comrie ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Millicent A. Comrie

In research: Millicent A. Comrie appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Millicent A. Comrie in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Millicent A. Comrie is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1949 births, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health alumni, Howard University alumni, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Millicent A. Comrie outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Millicent A. Comrie in simple terms?

Millicent A. Comrie, born on August 6, 1948, and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, is a medical doctor specializing in obstetrics and gynecology.

Why does Millicent A. Comrie matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Millicent A. Comrie?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Millicent A. Comrie.