Meet Dr. Ugwuji Maduekwe, a trailblazer at the forefront of health equity innovation
February is Black History Month, and The Cigna Group is celebrating the achievements and contributions of African American and Black health care …
SBAS In the News
Local healthcare hero gets a surprise from ‘Good Morning America,’ Patti LaBelle
From WPVI / GMA · By Katherine Scott PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) – It’s safe to say Dr. Ala Stanford was stunned when “Good Morning America” surprised her on …
Black Health Care Workers Shine Spotlight on Issues of Diversity in Medical Field
From ABC News / GMA · By Angeline Jane Bernabe As the U.S. continues to celebrate Black History Month, Black medical workers are shining a spotlight …
Dr. Onye E. Akwari, an SBAS Trailblazer, to be Honored at Duke
By Duke Men’s Basketball | goduke.com DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke men’s basketball program has unveiled plans for the Mako Medical Duke Classic …
Henrietta Lacks and Her Remarkable Cells Will Finally See Some Payback
By Amy Dockser Marcus | The Wall Street Journal In 1951, scientists took a Black woman’s cancer cells without her consent. The cells of Henrietta …
Dr. Ala Stanford takes to Philadelphia streets to help black communities get tested for COVID-19
SBAS member Dr. Ala Stanford rallied a group of fellow black doctors to provide free testing for people in poor neighborhoods as the Red Cross voices …
How to Fix the Academic-Surgical Pipeline for All
By Cherisse Berry, Chair, SBAS Women in Surgery Committee | Originally featured in www.educationandcareernews.com Despite increasing ethnic, racial, …
Video – Dr. L.D. Britt Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Surgeon L.D. Britt, MD, MPH, was elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), becoming the first faculty member from EVMS to receive this …
President Barack Obama to Deliver Howard University 2016 Commencement Address
Washington, D.C., (April 14, 2016) — Howard University President, Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, announced today that United States President, Barack H. …
New Frontiers in Academic Surgery – Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons
From the U.S. National Library of MedicineThe full article can be viewed here » African American surgeons still face many challenges, but their path …