Howard University is a private,federally chartered historically black research university in Washington,D.C.,located in the Shaw neighborhood. It is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity" and accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) is a medical school and research center in Houston,Texas,within the Texas Medical Center,the world's largest medical center. BCM is composed of four academic components:the School of Medicine,the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences;the School of Health Professions,and the National School of Tropical Medicine.
The Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) is a major,multi-campus medical school located throughout the U.S. state of Indiana and is the graduate medical school of Indiana University. There are nine campuses throughout the state;the principal research,educational,and medical center is located on the Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus in Indianapolis. With 1,452 MD students,203 PhD students,and 1,356 residents and fellows in the 2022–23 academic year,IUSM is the largest medical school in the United States. The school offers many joint degree programs including an MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program. It has partnerships with Purdue University's Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering,other Indiana University system schools,and various in-state external institutions. It is the medical school with the largest number of graduates licensed in the United States per a 2018 Federation of State Medical Boards survey with 11,828 licensed physicians.
Russell Marion Nelson Sr. is an American religious leader and retired surgeon who is the 17th and current president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Nelson was a member of the LDS Church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for nearly 34 years,and was the quorum president from 2015 to 2018. As church president,Nelson is recognized by the church as a prophet,seer,and revelator.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is a health science university and professional school of the U.S. federal government. The primary mission of the school is to prepare graduates for service to the U.S. at home and abroad as uniformed health professionals,scientists and leaders;by conducting cutting-edge,military-relevant research;by leading the Military Health System in key functional and intellectual areas;and by providing operational support to units around the world.
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHUSOM) is the medical school of Johns Hopkins University,a private research university in Baltimore,Maryland. Founded in 1893,the School of Medicine shares a campus with Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Children's Center,established in 1889.
The Mkhitar Heratsi Yerevan State Medical University,is an Armenian medical university located in Yerevan,Armenia.
The State University of New York Upstate Medical University is a public medical school in Syracuse,New York. Founded in 1834,Upstate is the 15th oldest medical school in the United States and is the only medical school in Central New York. The university is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system.
Aris T. Allen was an American politician who was the first African-American chair of the Maryland Republican Party and the first to run for a statewide office in Maryland.
Steven Kenneth Libutti,M.D.,F.A.C.S. is an American surgeon and scientist. In January 2017,he became the third permanent Director of the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey,Vice Chancellor for Cancer Programs for Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences and the Senior Vice President for Oncology Services for RWJBarnabas Health,the largest health system in New Jersey. He is a tenured Distinguished Professor of Surgery at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Libutti's work on the study of tumor angiogenesis and the tumor microenvironment has led to novel approaches for the treatment of cancer. He is also one of the pioneers of regional and targeted cancer therapy.
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is the professional medical school of the George Washington University,in Washington,D.C. SMHS is one of the most selective medical schools in the United States based on the number of applicants.
Charles DeWitt Watts was an African-American surgeon and activist for the poor. Watts was the first surgeon of African-American ancestry in North Carolina. Earning his medical degree in 1943 from Howard University College,he was the first African-American board-certified surgeon to serve in North Carolina. After surgical training at Freedman's Hospital in Washington,D.C.,in 1949,he moved to Durham,North Carolina,in 1950 and established a clinic to provide access to medical services for the poor. Breaking the social customs of racial obstacles,he advocated for certification of African-American medical students. He also became a member of many professional colleges including the National Academy of Science's Institute of Medicine and the American College of Surgeons. He served as chief of surgery at Durham's Lincoln Hospital and was later one of the key figures in converting it to the Lincoln Community Health Center,a low-priced clinic for the poor.
LaSalle Doheny Leffall Jr. was an American surgeon,oncologist,and medical educator. Recognized as very committed to those he served and his profession,he served as the Charles R. Drew Professor of Surgery at Howard University College of Medicine and in leadership positions for several healthcare organizations. He served as president of the American Cancer Society and the American College of Surgeons.
Jack E. White was an American physician and cancer surgeon. He was the first black physician to train in surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. White later directed the cancer center at Howard University College of Medicine where he also served as a full professor. He was elected to the Institute of Medicine in 1977 and he served as president of the American Cancer Society.
Adil Haider is a Pakistani–American trauma surgeon,public health researcher and the Dean of medical college at the Aga Khan University. He is also the co-founder of Doctella,an online remote patient management application to enhance doctor-patient communication acquired by Masimo in 2018.
Patricia Kilroy Donahoe is an American pediatric surgeon and a leading researcher in the field of developmental biology and oncology. She was the president of the American Pediatric Surgical Association from 2006 to 2007. She currently serves as the director of pediatric surgical research laboratories and chief emerita of pediatric surgical services at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Clive O. Callender is an American surgeon and professor of surgery at Howard University College of Medicine in Washington,D.C. Trained in organ transplantation,he founded the Howard University Hospital Transplant Center in 1974. To increase the frequency of organ donation among African Americans he founded the National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program (MOTTEP) in 1991. During the 2019/20 academic year he continued his academic work as Professor of Surgery at Howard University College of Medicine.
Jennifer Fan-Yu Tseng is an American surgical oncologist and gastrointestinal surgeon. In 2017,she became the first woman in Boston to lead surgical units at a medical school and teaching hospital.
Martha A. Zeiger is an American endocrine surgeon and scientist. She is currently Director of the Center for Cancer Research Office of Surgeon-Scientist Career Development at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She is also an adjunct investigator in the Surgical Oncology Program at NIH's National Cancer Institute,where she previously served as director. She was the S. Hurt Watts Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Virginia. Prior to joining academia,Zeiger spent six years in the United States Navy as General Medical Officer,Commander and Surgeon in San Diego,Hawaii and Washington,D.C.
Laura Lee Forese is an American pediatric orthopedic surgeon and hospital administrator. She was the Executive Vice-President and COO of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) until 2023.
