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class of 1943
inducted in 1984
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Nancy Guest Cummings, MD
Physician
Dr. Cummings has the distinction of
having been the first female rotating intern at Pennsylvania Hospital,
Philadelphia; the first female resident in Internal Medicine at Hospital of
the University of Pennsyvania; the first woman
Renal Fellow, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston; and the first woman
Associate Director, National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism and Digestive
Diseases of the National Institutes of Health. She is a Diplomate
of the National Board of Medical Examiners. Her current positions include
Associate Director for Kidney, Urologic and Hematologic
Diseases, NIADDK at the NIH; consultant in Nephrology/Medicine, Clinical Center, NIH; Clinical Associate Professor of
Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington.
Cummings counts among her several fellowships and honors the 1981 National
Kidney Foundation Distinguished Service Award and the November 1975 Robert Abbe Lectureship at Philadelphia's College of Physicians. She is a member of numerous
professional societies and has served on various committees for them. Over
thirty medical articles have been authored or co-authored by Dr. Cummings and
she is considered an international expert in kidney disease research.
Cummings is active in her church and also serves as a Lay Reader and Chalice
Bearer at the "National Cathedral" in Washington. Many radio, television and community
programs have invited her to be their guest speaker. She is married, the
mother of three children (oldest son, Yale, 1983; middle son, Yale, 1985;
daughter, Princeton, 1987). Dr. Cummings also enjoys
cooking, reading, cultural pursuits and various forms of needlework. She is
the creator of a prize-winning needlepoint rug.
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