Papers by Vanessa Northington Gamble
Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 1989
Advertisement. The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management. Wolters Kluwer Health Logo. All Issues.... more Advertisement. The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management. Wolters Kluwer Health Logo. All Issues. ...
American Journal of Public Health, 1997
JAMA Internal Medicine
In May 1949, Herman A. Barnett III, a 23-year-old Black veteran, applied to The University of Tex... more In May 1949, Herman A. Barnett III, a 23-year-old Black veteran, applied to The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston. His application occurred in the wake of Black student protests against the segregationist policies of The University of Texas and of judicial victories by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to eradicate racial inequalities in state-financed graduate and professional education. Barnett’s application prompted the state to fund a medical school at the Texas State University for Negroes, the only time a state ever attempted to thwart desegregation by financing a separate Black medical school. Barnett was clearly qualified for admission to UTMB, and if the school rejected him, he had agreed to be a plaintiff in an NAACP lawsuit. Legal action was not necessary, however. In August 1949 Barnett was accepted into UTMB, thereby becoming the second African American person to desegregate a Southern medical school. Barnett was...
Cornell University Press eBooks, Dec 31, 2019
Academic Medicine, 2019
Edith Irby entered the University of Arkansas School of Medicine in September 1948, becoming the ... more Edith Irby entered the University of Arkansas School of Medicine in September 1948, becoming the first African American to desegregate a Southern medical school. Seventy years later, she has become a hidden figure in the history of medical education.The author provides a brief biography of Irby (later Jones) and analyzes the factors that led the University of Arkansas to admit Irby, most notably her scholastic excellence and an innovative legal strategy launched by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to eliminate racial inequalities in graduate and professional education.Irby's admission prompted intensified efforts by medical civil rights activists to desegregate all U.S. medical schools. The author concludes that the 70th anniversary of Irby's groundbreaking accomplishment provides an opportunity to acknowledge her significant contribution to the history of medical education and to recognize the continued need to erase persistent racial inequalities in the physician workforce.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 1993
Bulletin of the history of medicine, 1991
1. Bull Hist Med. 1991 Winter;65(4):457-75. The Provident Hospital project: an experiment in race... more 1. Bull Hist Med. 1991 Winter;65(4):457-75. The Provident Hospital project: an experiment in race relations and medical education. Gamble VN. PMID: 1802314 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]. Publication Types: Historical Article; Research Support, Non-US Gov't. ...
Making a Place for Ourselves, 1995
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American Journal of Public Health, 2009
The article reflects on the life of African Americans in the U.S. It opines that teachers of Afri... more The article reflects on the life of African Americans in the U.S. It opines that teachers of African American history saw it as a tool to counter the societal attitudes which often devalued the lives and potential of Black children. It comments that Helen O. Dickens, a former professor of obstetrics and gynecology and associate dean of minority affairs at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, would have welcomed the election of Barack Obama as the President of the United States.
The American Historical Review, 1998
already beset by many public health, medical, and social problems, including racist theories of b... more already beset by many public health, medical, and social problems, including racist theories of black biological inferiority, racial barriers in medicine and pub-lic health, and poor health status. To address these problems, African Ameri-cans mounted efforts such as establishing separate hospitals and professional organizations and repudiating racist scientific theories. Contradicting prevailing theories about African Americans ’ increased susceptibility to disease, it appears that during the 1918 epidemic the incidence of influenza was lower in African Americans. Although the epidemic had a less devastating impact on African American communities, it still overwhelmed their medical and public health resources. Observations about the lower rates of influenza in African Americans did not derail racist theories about the biological inferiority of black people or overturn conceptualizations of black people as disease threats to white people. When the epidemic ended, the major problems ...
American Journal of Public Health, 2016
An examination of the lives and careers of physician–activists Dorothy Boulding Ferebee (1898–197... more An examination of the lives and careers of physician–activists Dorothy Boulding Ferebee (1898–1972) and Virginia M. Alexander (1899–1949) demonstrates how Black physicians in the first half of the 20th century used public health to improve the health of Black Americans and provides insights into the experiences of Black women physicians. I discuss their professional and personal backgrounds and analyze their divergent strategies to address health inequities. Ferebee used her leadership in Black women’s organizations to develop public health programs and become a national advocate for Black health. Alexander, a Quaker, used her religious connections to urge Whites to combat racism in medicine. She also conducted public health research and connected it to health activism. Both were passionate advocates of health equity long before it gained prominence as a major public health issue. An analysis of their work illuminates past efforts to improve the health of Black Americans.
Public Health Reports, 2010
When the 1918 influenza epidemic began, African American communities were already beset by many p... more When the 1918 influenza epidemic began, African American communities were already beset by many public health, medical, and social problems, including racist theories of black biological inferiority, racial barriers in medicine and public health, and poor health status. To address these problems, African Americans mounted efforts such as establishing separate hospitals and professional organizations and repudiating racist scientific theories. Contradicting prevailing theories about African Americans' increased susceptibility to disease, it appears that during the 1918 epidemic the incidence of influenza was lower in African Americans. Although the epidemic had a less devastating impact on African American communities, it still overwhelmed their medical and public health resources. Observations about the lower rates of influenza in African Americans did not derail racist theories about the biological inferiority of black people or overturn conceptualizations of black people as di...
Radical History Review, 1999
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