

Black History Month: Dr. Charles R. Drew
First African-American to be an examiner for the American Board of Surgery. First director of the American Red Cross Blood Bank.

Black History Month: Dr. Alexander Thomas Augusta
First African-American physician in the U.S. Army. First Black professor of medicine in the U.S. First Black hospital administrator in the U.S.

Black History Month: Dr. James McCune Smith
First African-American to hold a medical degree.