Black History Month: Charles Johnson
Trailblazer Dr. Johnson shattered barriers at Duke Health as the first tenured Black faculty, redefining diversity and mentorship for all.
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Black History Month: Joanne Wilson
🌟 Dr. Wilson recalls Duke’s partial desegregation in 1969, highlighting racial inequities in care. Read more about her impact. 🩺
Black History Month: Donald T. Moore
This week, we’re highlighting Dr. Moore—mentor, advocate, and Duke’s first Black OB/GYN fellow—who paved the way for equity in healthcare.
Black History Month: A Medical Perspective
This online exhibit features notable figures, medical education, hospitals, folk medicine, a chronology of achievements, and a selective bibliography. Pictured: Mary Eliza Mahoney, 1st Black professional nurse in the US (1879)
Black History Month Spotlight: Brenda Armstrong
In honor of Black History Month, we're highlighting four Black racial justice advocates at Duke Health, starting with Dr. Brenda Armstrong.
Black History Month: A Medical Perspective-Williams
Dr. Daniel Hale WIlliams - Performed the first successful open heart surgery in 1893
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Dr. Nathan Francis Mossell - Founded Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and Training School for Nurses, Philadelphia, 1895
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Dr. William Augustus Hinton - Developed a flocculation method for the detection of syphilis
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Dr. George Cleveland Hall - Organized the first postgraduate course at Provident Hospital
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Dr. Charles RIchard Drew - First Director of the American Red Cross Blood Bank