Ponjola coney biography

PonJola Coney (born December 31, 1951) is an American reproductive endocrinologist. Coney is currently director of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Center on Health Disparities and professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the VCU School of Medicine.

Early life and education

Coney was born on December 31, 1951, in Pike County, Mississippi, US, to parents Lethell and Dorothy Williams.

Growing up, she was a member of the Eva Gordon Attendance Center Science Club where she won a first place ribbon in the Mathematics Division at the 1968 State M. T. A. Science Fair and the Seventh Educational District Science and Art Fair.

Following high school, Coney chose to attend Xavier University of Louisiana, despite being Southern Baptist, in order to major in medical technology.

During this time, she interned at the Morris Cafrits Hospital in Washington, D.C. Due to her major, she interacted with medical students, residents, and interns in training, o