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Sophia Bethena Jones (May 16, 1857 – September 8, 1932) was a British North America-born American medical doctor and the first woman of African descent to graduate from the University of Michigan Medical School. She founded the Nursing Program at Spelman College, where she was the first black faculty member. [2]
Daniel Hale Williams (January 18, 1856 [a] – August 4, 1931) was an American surgeon and hospital founder. A Black American, he founded Provident Hospital in 1891, which was the first non-segregated hospital in the United States.
The Walker family moved to New Orleans when Matthew was still young so that he could get a good education. [3] When he became grown and married, Matthew left for his own children a recorded tape wherein he recalled memories of his father, Phillip Walker, who served as a Pullman porter during the older gentleman's rather short lifetime.
Augusta offered his services to the United States Army and in 1863, he was commissioned as major and the Army's first African-American physician; he became the first black hospital administrator in U.S. history while serving in the army. [1] He left the army in 1866 at the rank of brevet lieutenant colonel. [2]
Edith Irby Jones (December 23, 1927 – July 15, 2019) was an American physician who was the first woman president of the National Medical Association and a founding member of the Association of Black Cardiologists.
Sophia B. Jones was a Canadian-born American medical doctor, who founded the nursing program at Spelman College. She was the first black woman to graduate from the University of Michigan Medical School and the first black faculty member at Spelman. [24] M. Mary Mahoney was the first African-American to graduate from nursing training, graduating ...
African Americans make up about 14% of the population, but they represent just 5.2% of doctors nationwide.
Charles Richard Drew (June 3, 1904 – April 1, 1950) was an American surgeon and medical researcher. He researched in the field of blood transfusions, developing improved techniques for blood storage, and applied his expert knowledge to developing large-scale blood banks early in World War II.