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AHL CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH
JAMES MCCUNE SMITH
MD (1813-1865)
• First black American to receive a medical degree
• First black person to own and operate a pharmacy in the U.S.
• First black physician to be published in U.S. medical journals
• Used medical and statistical expertise to challenge misconceptions about race, physiology, and intelligence
(Association of American Medical College)
REBECCA LEE CRUMPLER
MD {1831-1895)
The first Black woman in the U.S. to earn a medical degree\ • Began working as a nurse, despite having no formal training • Wrote Book of Medical Discourses, one of the very first medical publications by an African American • Spent much of her life caring for formerly enslaved people through the Freedmen’s Bureau (Association of American Medical College)
DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS
MD (1856-1931)
One of the first people to successfully perform open-heart surgery • Founded the first interracial hospital, Provident Hospital and Training School • Co-founded the National Medical Association • The first African American physician admitted to the American College of Surgeons (Jackson State University)
REGINA MARCIA BENJAMIN
MD, MBA (1956 – )
President Barack Obama’s nominee for U.S. Surgeon General. Served from 2009- 2013. • The first African American female president of a state medical society • 1 of 25 recipients of the “genius awards” given by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. • Founder and CEO of BayouClinic in Bayou La Batre, Louisiana (Xavier & Tulane School of Business alumnus) (Blackpast.org)
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