February is Black History Month and what better way to acknowledge it than to celebrate the pioneers who trailblaze medicine. These brave men and women found ways to circumvent cultural and socioeconomic oppression to bring the world lifesaving, healthcare contributions. Many early African American medical professionals entered the field to make a difference to their own communities. The separatist mindset followed the Civil War into continued historical medical inequities as people of color … [Read more...] about Black History Month: Celebrating Medical Pioneers