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James McCune Smith (April 18, 1813 – November 17, 1865) was an American physician, apothecary, abolitionist and author. He was the first African American to earn a medical degree. His M.D. was awarded by the University of Glasgow in Glasgow, Scotland.
26 de feb. de 2021 · James McCune Smith was not just any physician. He was the first African American to earn a medical degree, educated at the University of Glasgow in the 1830s, when no American university...
25 de feb. de 2019 · They fought slavery, prejudice, and injustice — and changed the face of medicine in America. They invented modern blood-banking, served in the highest ranks of the U.S. government, and much more. In honor of Black History Month, read the inspiring stories of 10 pioneering black physicians.
31 de ene. de 2024 · Patricia Bath, MD, was the first African American to complete an ophthalmology residency with New York University’s School of Medicine, in 1973.
Dr. McCune was one of the most broadly accomplished black intellectuals and activists in America. Born in New York on April 18, 1813, to a mother who purchased her own freedom and a father who may have been a freed slave or a white merchant, Smith attended the African Free School in New York City.
13 de feb. de 2023 · James McCune Smith was an extraordinary man who achieved something remarkable: he was the first African American to receive a doctorate in medicine from a university. His pioneering achievement alone deserves greater appreciation and recognition.
8 de oct. de 2021 · James McCune Smith was the first African American to receive a medical doctorate from a university. Born in 1813 to a poor South Carolina runaway slave who had escaped to New York City, he...
