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#3.24: America's First Black Doctors
Manage episode 331897291 series 3362930
In honor, recognition, and respect for Black History Month, Jess put together a fascinating episode highlighting the first Black doctors in America. While institutions were structured to maintain the status quo around racial barriers, these two men, Dr. James Durham and Dr. James McCune Smith entered the medical field against all odds and went on to leave an incredible legacy.
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Sources:
https://www.heart.org/en/news/2020/02/21/9-african-american-pioneers-in-medicinehttps://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/james-durham-1762-1802/
https://www.mdlinx.com/physiciansense/10-history-making-black-physicians/
https://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH24115&type=P
https://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH24115&type=P
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_McCune_Smith
116 episodes
Manage episode 331897291 series 3362930
In honor, recognition, and respect for Black History Month, Jess put together a fascinating episode highlighting the first Black doctors in America. While institutions were structured to maintain the status quo around racial barriers, these two men, Dr. James Durham and Dr. James McCune Smith entered the medical field against all odds and went on to leave an incredible legacy.
Send us an email at: malpracticepodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter: @malpracticepodcast
If you want to help us grow, subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcast fix!
Sources:
https://www.heart.org/en/news/2020/02/21/9-african-american-pioneers-in-medicinehttps://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/james-durham-1762-1802/
https://www.mdlinx.com/physiciansense/10-history-making-black-physicians/
https://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH24115&type=P
https://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH24115&type=P
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_McCune_Smith
116 episodes
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