▁B irmingham , ▁Alabama ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁After ▁att ending ▁a ▁three - room ▁elementary ▁school ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁Alabama ▁and ▁the ▁city ' s ▁only ▁high ▁school ▁for ▁African ▁American ▁students , ▁Re id ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁follow ▁in ▁her ▁father ' s ▁foot steps ▁by ▁att ending ▁T alla de ga ▁College ▁in ▁Alabama . ▁She ▁began ▁a ▁course ▁of ▁study ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁medical ▁techn ician ▁before ▁changing ▁to ▁medical ▁school ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁phys ician ▁at ▁Me har ry ▁Medical ▁College , ▁in ▁Nash ville , ▁Tennessee . ▁Her ▁husband ▁got ▁a ▁job ▁in ▁C inc inn ati , ▁so ▁she ▁completed ▁her ▁medical ▁training ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁C inc inn ati ▁College ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁the ▁third ▁African ▁American ▁woman ▁to ▁gain ▁an ▁MD ▁there . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁mother ▁of ▁four ▁children . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁DC ▁area . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁Dr . ▁Re id ▁completed ▁res iden cies ▁at ▁Jewish ▁Hospital ▁and ▁Children ' s ▁Hospital ▁Medical ▁Center ▁in ▁C inc inn ati ▁before ▁opening ▁a ▁private ▁practice ▁as ▁a ▁ped iat ric ian . ▁She ▁later ▁became ▁Director ▁of ▁Ped iat ric ▁Education ▁before ▁chair ing ▁the ▁Ped iat ric ▁Department ▁at ▁Jewish ▁Hospital . ▁After ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁D . C . ▁area , ▁she ▁first ▁joined ▁the ▁National ▁Center ▁for ▁Family ▁Pl anning , ▁Health ▁Services ▁and ▁M ental ▁Health ▁Administration ▁as ▁a ▁medical ▁consult ant ▁before ▁joining ▁the