{"id":3617,"date":"2021-11-22T13:54:51","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T18:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/obgyn\/?p=3617"},"modified":"2025-11-18T14:15:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:15:02","slug":"sharon-l-hostler-women-in-medicine-leadership-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/obgyn\/2021\/11\/22\/sharon-l-hostler-women-in-medicine-leadership-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharon L. Hostler Women in Medicine Leadership Award Recipient Named"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_358\" style=\"width: 232px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-358\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-358\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/286\/2015\/11\/DuskaL-222x300.png\" alt=\"Linda R. 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