XNUMX, 1976, President Gerald r. ford officially acknowledged black history month.In hisFor the information, he said the event is "mark in the history of American blacks in all areas of efforts often overlooked in the achievement of opportunity."
In the field of health care, black clinicians achievement contributed to save countless lives treatment method in the research and development.In the process of all this, they never wavered, steadfast, believe they strive for goals should be a never-ending.
Finally, the President urged americans to ford with him "to the black history month and bring all of us salute the courage and perseverance of information."
In order to commemorate this important moment, we collected 10 black clinicians inspirational story, they break through the boundaries, to break barriers, challenge stereotypes, subvert the traditional concept
- who changed the face of the medicine.
Dr James durham (1762 ̶?
Born into slavery,Dr James durhamHe bought the freedom and started in New Orleans, Louisiana, practicing medicine to become America's first African-American doctor.Many doctors as a former slave, he learned how to read and write and how to deal with the patient.Until 1801, the city with no formal medical degree by limiting his practice, the experience contributed to his positive medical practice.
Photo: the African-American registry
James McCune Smith, m.d., Ph.D., ̶ (1813 1865)
In 1837, James McCune Smith became the first black americans get a medical degree.Because of the racism in the United States practice prevented him from being accepted to university, he had the degree of the university of Glasgow.McCune, Dr Smith was the first black owns and operates the pharmacy in the United States, is also the first in the United States black doctor of medical journals.
Image: New York historical society
Rebecca Lee Crumpler, m.d., Ph.D. (1895) 1831 ̶
In 1864,Rebecca lee kropp leGraduated from the women of New England medical school in Boston, Massachusetts, to become the first black woman to get a medical degree in the United States.Dr Crumpler continue to creation1 medical discourse: is divided into two parts. The book was published in 1883, this paper discusses the children and women's health problems.
Dr Crumpler photos or other images have survived.
Mary eliza mahoney (1926) 1845 ̶
Mary eliza mahoneyIs recognized as the first black American licensed nurses.When she realized his dream when I was small, as a teenager, she started to work in the women's and children's hospital of Boston, Massachusetts, New England.She worked there for 15 years, and served as a different position, from the concierge and cook, to the washerwoman and nurse assistant.She completed the hospital nursing courses, and in 1879 won the professional license.
Photo: national women's history museum
Little William Edward Allen (1903 ~ 1981)
Little William Edward Allen, is the first certified by the American black X-ray technologist.He established the first approved in the late 1930 s one of the minority radiology resident.Through his work, he has helped fuel the radiology as a science and a professional development, and the radiological society of won the gold medal.Later, his research has helped push the progress of nuclear medicine and radiation therapy.
Image: Mallinckrodt institute of radiology
Charles Richard Drew (Charles Richard Drew), m.d., Ph.D., ̶ (1904 1950)
The father of the "blood bank"Dr Charles Richard DrewPioneered the blood preservation technology, caused the life-saving blood donation and blood transfusion.During the second world war, he guide "for the blood donation" project, the project for Britain to save the lives of the plasma.He also led the first American Red Cross blood Banks, and created now called mobile XianXieZhan bloodmobiles.
Photo: the national world war ii museum in New Orleans
John Beauregard Johnson, md, FACC ̶ (1908 1972)
Beauregard Dr JohnsonThe was the first Black American physician to be elected as a fellow to the American College of Cardiology. He was a pioneer in the cardiac angiography and catheterization, paving the way for minimally invasive surgery.He is also the earliest attention at high risk of high blood pressure and its different effects in the black community of one of the cardiologist.
Photo: the national medical association journal
Myra, Adele, Logan (Myra Adele Logan), m.d., Ph.D., (1908 ~ 1977)
In 1933,Myra, Adele, LoganGraduated from medical school in New York.She later became the first female cardiac surgery.Dr Logan's work involves the development of antibiotics, including chlortetracycline;Early detection and treatment of breast cancer;And more accurately detecting tumor X-ray process.
Image: New York medical college
Wade Louis Sullivan, m.d., Ph.D., (1933).
Inspired by his doctor in his growing process,Wade Louis SullivanContinue to be a Boston university school of medicine, the only black student in the class, where he later served as a faculty member.In 1975, he was the founding of the morehouse school dean and principal, this is the first so black-majority school of medicine.Late in his career, he served as the United States department of health and human services secretary, where he guided the minority project office.
Photo: the African-American registry
Alexa i. Canady, m.d., Ph.D. (1950).
Canada Dr.She at the university of Michigan medical degree and complete neurosurgery residency training at the university of Minnesota.She became the first black woman to neurosurgeon, only children's hospital in Michigan after four years of practice, she will become a director of neurosurgery at the age of 36.Other great accomplishments include invented a programmable backsiphonage shunt to treat hydrocephalus (fluid) in the brain.
Image: national library of medicine
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