02/16/2026
Spotlighting just a few of the many influencial Black Women in Medicine:
2019: Patrice Harris, M.D., M.A., is sworn in as the first Black woman president of the American Medical Association.
2021: Ada Stewart, M.D. begins the first full year of her term as the first Black woman to serve as president of the AAFP.
2024: Ala Stanford, M.D., publishes her memoir Take Care of Them Like My Own, expounding on the foundation of the Black Doctors Consortium and her leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
1993: Jocelyn Elders, M.D., becomes the first Black person to serve as surgeon general of the United States. During her tenure as surgeon general, she advocated for drug education and distribution of contraception in school