Aesculapian Medical Society In 1903, a group of Black physicians, dentists, and pharmacists in Indianapolis formed the Aesculapian Medical Society (AMS). Named after… Read More »Aesculapian Medical Society
Samuel A. Elbert (Apr. 9, 1832-July 15, 1902). Samuel A. Elbert was the first African American in Indiana to receive a medical degree.… Read More »Samuel A. Elbert
Sumner A. Furniss (Jan. 30, 1874 -Jan. 18, 1953). Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Sumner A. Furniss moved to Indianapolis with his family as… Read More »Sumner A. Furniss
Grand Body Of The Sisters Of Charity The Grand Body of the Sisters of Charity (GBSC), not to be confused with Catholic women’s religious orders with a… Read More »Grand Body Of The Sisters Of Charity
Grave Robbing Early medical schools, such as the Indiana Medical College and the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons, were freestanding, private… Read More »Grave Robbing
Indianapolis Healthy Babies Consortium The City-County Council established the Marion County Task Force on Infant Mortality in 1988 after data indicated that Indianapolis led… Read More »Indianapolis Healthy Babies Consortium
Lincoln Hospital At a time when existing Indianapolis hospitals barred African American doctors from practice and only admitted African American patients, doctors… Read More »Lincoln Hospital
Frank Perry Lloyd (Oct. 20, 1919-Aug. 27, 2002). Born in South Carolina, Frank Perry Lloyd graduated from South Carolina State College, then from… Read More »Frank Perry Lloyd
Martin Center-Sickle Cell Initiative In 1969, Father established Martin Center at 35th Street and College Avenue. Much like the organization’s namesakes, Dr. Martin Luther… Read More »Martin Center-Sickle Cell Initiative
Harvey Nathaniel Middleton (Feb. 15, 1895-Mar. 18, 1978). Born in Denmark, South Carolina, Middleton graduated from Benedict College in 1919. After a brief… Read More »Harvey Nathaniel Middleton
