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Alexander Thomas Augusta (March 8, 1825 – December 21, 1890) was a surgeon, veteran of the American Civil War, and the first African-American professor of medicine in the United States. After gaining his medical education in Toronto, Canada West from 1850 to 1856, he set up a practice there. He returned to the United States shortly before the ...
The Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center is a United States Department of Defense medical facility located on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, outside of Washington D.C. In conjunction with Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the hospital provides the Military Health System medical capabilities of the National Capital Region Medical Directorate (NCR MD), a joint unit providing ...
Dr. Silas Loomis, one of the university founders, was named the first dean of the medical department in 1868. [2] Among the first five faculty members was Alexander Thomas Augusta, reportedly the first African American to serve on a medical school faculty in the United States. [2] The first classes began on November 9, 1868.
The University of Kansas Health System combines education, research and patient care. Physicians represent more than 200 specialties. Physicians represent more than 200 specialties. The center has 910 staffed beds; per year, there are 298,920 outpatient visits, 27,380 inpatient admissions and 47,771 emergency department visits.
Charles Burleigh Purvis (April 14, 1842 – December 14, 1929) was a physician in Washington, D.C. He was among the founders of the medical school at Howard University.He was the first African-American physician to attend a sitting president of the United States when he attended President James Garfield after he was shot by an assassin in 1881.
The report of a person down was called in at 7:31 a.m. Thursday. Police say the body of a 31-year-old Andover man found Thursday morning near 21st and I-135 in Wichita is being considered a ...
A popular Washington sushi restaurant has closed two of its locations after a viral TikTok video posted by influencer Keith Lee sparked food safety concerns. FOB Sushi Bar announced on Instagram ...
Martin Robison Delany (May 6, 1812 – January 24, 1885) was an American abolitionist, journalist, physician, military officer and writer who was arguably the first proponent of black nationalism.