Leonard Medical School
According to Shaw University,
Leonard opened in 1882 as the nation’s first 4-year medical school and was the first medical school devoted to training African Americans in the South. Approximately 400 doctors graduated from Leonard bringing medical care to areas across North Carolina and the world that had a desperate need for doctors. In addition to the medical school, Shaw opened a hospital in 1911 and gave the African American community in and around Raleigh access to precious medical care that was hard for poorer citizens to find otherwise.
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04/11/2017
While conducting research on my family tree, I found that a distant uncle was educated at Leonard and practiced at the Shaw hospital. His name was John Clemon Williamson, practicing as an Allopath in 1913. I’d love to find yearbook or other photographs of him. So proud of the legacy.