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
African-American Healthcare Pioneers
Friday Open Thread: African-American Pioneers in Healthcare
Today's spotlighted healthcare pioneer is Arnold Hamilton Maloney. Arnold Hamilton Maloney was born in Trinidad in 1888 and became a highly respected pharmacologist who discovered an antidote for barbiturate poisoning. Dr. Maloney became the first African American professor of pharmacology in the nation and only the second person of African descent to obtain both a medical … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African-American Pioneers in Healthcare
Thursday Open Thread: African-American Pioneers in Healthcare
The pioneer in health care that I am highlighting today is...Myra Adele Logan. Myra Adele Logan was born in 1908 in Tuskegee, Alabama and was the first woman to perform open heart surgery. She is also noted for being a selfless, humanitarian doctor who practiced medicine to serve the community. She is thought to be the first African American woman elected a fellow of the … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African-American Pioneers in Healthcare
Wednesday Open Thread: African-American Pioneers in Healthcare
Dr. Keith Lanier Black is the healthcare pioneer that will be highlighted today. Born in 1957 in Tuskegee, Alabama, Dr. Keith Lanier Black is an internationally recognized neurosurgeon who is well known and respected for successfully operating on brain tumors that many other neurosurgeons deem inoperable. Dr. Black performs more than 200 brain tumor operations annually. Dr. … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African-American Pioneers in Healthcare