1949: First Black fellow, first Black male physicians join WUSM faculty

James Whittico, MD, is the first Black fellow in surgery. The first Black male physicians join the School of Medicine faculty: J. Owen Blache, MD, in pathology, George A. Gaikins, MD, in surgery and Edward B. Williams, MD, in internal medicine.

Images: James Whittico, MD | J. Owen Blache, MD