Joycelyn Elders, the first person in the state of Arkansas to become board certified in pediatric endocrinology, was the sixteenth Surgeon General of the United States, the first African American and only the second woman to head the U.S. Public Health Service. Long an outspoken advocate of public health, Elders was appointed Surgeon General by President Clinton in 1993. … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Black Medical Pioneers
Jocelyn Elders
Saturday Open Thread: African-American Pioneers in Healthcare
I hope everyone enjoyed this week's open thread about African-American Pioneers in Healthcare. Joycelyn Elders was born Minnie Lee Jones in Schaal, Arkansas on August 13, 1933. In college, she changed her name to Minnie Joycelyn Lee (later using just Joycelyn). In 1952, she received her B.A. in biology from Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas. After … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-American Pioneers in Healthcare