Yvette Roubideaux, M.D., a member of the Rosebud Sioux tribe, served as director of the Indian Health Service and a senior adviser to the Health and Human Services Secretary for American Indians and Alaska Natives during the Obama Administration.
Dr. Renee Jenkins was the first African American president of the Society of Adolescent Medicine and the first African American elected as president of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
In 1867, Rebecca J. Cole became the second African American woman to receive an M.D. degree in the United States.
Dr. Buckingham has received the Presidential Scholar Award from the Black American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Black National Medical Association, Psychiatry Division, Chester Pierce Resident’s Award.
Dr. Yvonnecris Veal was the fifth African American student to be enrolled in the Medical College of Virginia, at a time when only 14 of the 26 southern medical schools had accepted black students. She was the first woman to chair the Board of Trustees of the National Medical Association.
Dr. Benjamin was appointed U.S. Surgeon General in 2009.
Melvina McCabe, M.D., brings a spiritual and cultural perspective to her care of the elderly.
Dr. Merlyn Meneze Rodrigues, M.D., has devoted her career to public service on both the state and federal levels as a professor, senior scientist, educator, and administrator.
Maxine Hayes has dedicated her life to teaching and public service, focusing her efforts on disease prevention.
Dr. Matilda Evans was the first African American woman licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina.