Only 10 women were allowed. When I graduated there were 175 of us and seven were women.”
  • Dr. Houck in 2019 with author Amy Greenberg at Way.
    Dr. Houck in 2019 with author Amy Greenberg at Way.
  • Houck in college 1956.
    Houck in college 1956.
  • Mary Houck, 2025. “I've been a royalty nut all my life,” she said.
    Mary Houck, 2025. “I've been a royalty nut all my life,” she said.
    “There were 200 students accepted [U of M Med School]. Editor’s note: Dr. Houck passed in December 2025.The orignal article was printed in the Journal in October 2025.resident Mary Houck.Dr. Houck, a career anesthesiologist, was born in Flint, Michigan, in 1934.“I was an only child,” she...

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