Dr. Louis Sullivan, Secretary of Health & Human Services during the H.W. Bush administration, seated at table with Dr. David Sabiston in the background. Dr. Sullivan was the keynote speaker for this meeting.
Joanne A.P. Wilson graduated from the Duke University School Of Medicine in 1973, becoming the second African-American woman to graduate from Duke's medical school. She joined the Duke faculty in 1986 as Associate Professor and Associate Chief of...
Carl Rogers was part of the original staff of Duke Hospital. He was known as the much beloved and admired "right hand" man of School of Medicine dean Wilburt C. Davison, who called him his "assistant dean."
Dr. Onyekwere E. Akwari, a Nigerian-American, was the first African-American surgeon at Duke University. A strong advocate for expanding and celebrating diversity at the university, Akwari supported the introduction of Duke’s women’s and minority...
Charles Johnson came to Duke in 1967 as a fellow in the Division of Endocrinology. He became the one of the first African American faculty members in the Duke School of Medicine in 1970.
Dr. James H. Carter Sr. was the first African-American full professor of psychiatry at the Duke University Medical Center. He came to Duke in 1970 and served as a tenured professor for more than 20 years.
Louis Sullivan, James Carter, and William Kennedy have a conversation during a reception held at the Duke President’s house. Dr. Lou Sullivan was Secretary of Health & Human Services during the H.W. Bush administration. Dr. James Carter was a...
Dr. James H. Carter Sr. was the first African-American full professor of psychiatry at the Duke University Medical Center. He came to Duke in 1970 and served as a tenured professor for more than 20 years.