African American Graduates of JMC
Beginnings...
Algernon Brashear Jackson, MD (Class of 1901)
John Hume Miller, MD (Class of 1903)
Henry McKee Minton, MD (Class of 1906)
Mercy Hospital and School for Nurses
Other Graduates of the Early Years
Years of Change and Challenge
Opening Doors: James H. Robinson, M.D.
Cora LeEthel Christian (Class of 1971)
The Faces of Jefferson Today
Algernon Brashear Jackson, MD (Class of 1901)
John Hume Miller, MD (Class of 1903)
Henry McKee Minton, MD (Class of 1906)
Mercy Hospital and School for Nurses
Other Graduates of the Early Years
Years of Change and Challenge
Opening Doors: James H. Robinson, M.D.
Cora LeEthel Christian (Class of 1971)
The Faces of Jefferson Today
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Cora LeEthel Christian, MD |
Cora LeEthel Christian
(Class of 1971)
Dr. Christian was Jefferson’s first African American woman graduate, 70 years after the first black male and six years after the first white females.
Born in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands of the U.S., she did her undergraduate work at Marquette University.
Holder of numerous posts and important awards, Dr. Christian is currently Medical Director for Quality Improvement at the Virgin Islands Medical Institute, and Medical Director for the Hess Oil Refinery.