Dr. Donna Parker, assistant dean for minority affairs for the COM, recently shared with students the vibrant history and her concerns for the future of African-Americans in medical professions.
Posts Tagged ‘MD’
Progress for African-American pioneers in medicine yesterday, today and tomorrow
By Christine Velasquez • Feb 26th, 2009 • Category: Event, Faculty in the News, Top StoriesNobel laureate probes minimums needed for cellular life
By Czerne Reid • Jan 20th, 2009 • Category: Miscellaneous, Top StoriesDr. Hamilton Smith, a Nobel Prize winner, hopes to learn what minimal set of genes are essential for cellular life.
Spotlighting the Housestaff Class of 2008
By Jennifer Brindise • Jul 9th, 2008 • Category: Lead StoryChris Garces, M.D., will complete his general surgery training this summer at the College of Medicine and plans to make an impact in general thoracic surgery, a field in need of improved therapies, he says.
A Purposeful Summer
By Priscilla Santos • Jul 8th, 2008 • Category: StudentsIt’s back to dorm living for fourth-year medical student Sherita Holmes as she serves as camp coordinator for the Health Care Summer Institute.






