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David Satcher

March 2nd in African American History – David Satcher

March 2, 1941 David Satcher, physician and public health administrator, was born in Anniston, Alabama. Satcher earned his Bachelor of Science degree in biology Phi Beta Kappa from Morehouse College in 1963. He simultaneously earned his medical degree and Ph.D. in cytogenetics from Case Western Reserve University in 1970. From 1979 to 1982, Satcher served [...]

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Regina Marcia Benjamin

October 26th in African American History – Regina Marcia Benjamin

October 26, 1956 Regina Marcia Benjamin, Surgeon General of the United States, was born in Mobile, Alabama. Benjamin earned her Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Xavier University in 1979, her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Alabama in 1984, and her Master of Business Administration degree from the Freeman School of [...]

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