Healthcare & Medicine

Bradley C. Carthon is a board-certified medical oncologist specializing in genitourinary malignancies. Upon matriculating from Hampton University, Carthon earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. His work focuses on discovering novel therapeutic targets and leading clinical trials for prostate, bladder, renal, and other genitourinary cancers. Carthon is a member of the […]

Louisiana Leta “Lula” Owl Gloyne was a Native American nurse. She was the first member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and perhaps the first Native American to become a registered nurse. During World War I, Owl Gloyne joined the Army Nurse Corps. Her seasickness prevented the journey to Europe to serve there as

Patrick Hines is a scientist and physician who has spent over 20 years investigating the mechanisms regulating microvascular blood flow in sickle cell disease. He has authored numerous publications in this field and was among the first to describe the ability of soluble stress mediators to rapidly increase adhesive properties of sickle erythrocytes. He is

Chanita Hughes-Halbert is a nationally recognized leader in cancer prevention and minority health research. Her work focuses on addressing health disparities, particularly in cancer prevention and control among underserved populations. Among her many achievements, she has identified sociocultural, psychological, genetic and environmental determinants of cancer health disparities and translates this information into interventions to improve the health of multi-cultural populations. President Barack Obama appointed

Susan La Flesche Picotte was a groundbreaking physician and social reformer. She was the first Native American woman to earn a medical degree and dedicated her life to providing healthcare to the Omaha tribe. She was also the first person to receive federal aid for professional education. In 1913, two years before her death, she

John A. Kenney Sr.  was a distinguished physician and surgeon. He was the medical director and chief surgeon of the John A. Andrew Memorial Hospital at the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, from 1902 to 1922. He so also served as secretary of the National Medical Association (NMA) from 1904 to 1912 and was elected

Anna DeCosta Banks was the first head nurse at the Hospital and Training School for Nurses in Charleston, South Carolina. Banks was one of the first students to earn a diploma from the Hampton Institute’s Training School for Nurses in Virginia and became a registered nurse in 1893. She was known for her distinguished nursing career,