{"id":68793,"date":"2025-02-26T13:18:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T18:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=68793"},"modified":"2025-02-26T13:28:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T18:28:59","slug":"black-alumni-experience-project-illuminates-life-as-a-black-medical-student-in-the-1960s-and-1970s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/black-alumni-experience-project-illuminates-life-as-a-black-medical-student-in-the-1960s-and-1970s\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Alumni Experience Project illuminates life as a Black medical student in the 1960s and 1970s"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_68794\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 815px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-68794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-at-11.24.13\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"805\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-at-11.24.13\u202fAM.png 873w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-at-11.24.13\u202fAM-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-at-11.24.13\u202fAM-768x318.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-at-11.24.13\u202fAM-600x248.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-at-11.24.13\u202fAM-301x124.png 301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Audio files from the Black Alumni Experience Project found on its website.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400\">Collecting Oral Histories<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Black Alumni Experience Project at the University of North Carolina (UNC) highlights the invaluable contributions of Black medical alumni through oral histories and interviews. The initiative was founded by Raul Necochea, PhD, associate professor of social medicine at UNC, and recent UNC School of Medicine graduates, Dr. Imani Sweatt and Dr. Candance Barr.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">These interviews conducted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/socialmed\/directory\/raul-necochea\/\">Dr. Necochea<\/a> and medical students illuminate the experiences of Black alumni who graduated from UNC\u2019s School of Medicine in the 1960s and 1970s. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/people\/brian-wood-md\/\">Brian Wood, MD,<\/a> a current internal medicine resident, helped develop the interview question set and performed several interviews.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400\">Desegregation of the UNC School of Medicine<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">UNC made history in 1951 by admitting its first Black medical student, Edward Diggs. For the next 15 years, the school accepted a handful of Black students, as it was mandated by federal regulations. Despite the systemic barriers, these pioneering individuals paved the way for future generations of medical professionals, impacting both the field of medicine and the representation of physicians.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">From 1980 to 2012, UNC graduated 582 Black medical students, outpacing all but two non-HBCUs in the nation. This legacy of excellence is now captured in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/md\/baep\/\">Black Alumni Experience Project,<\/a> which focuses on the journeys of Black alumni who helped redefine the face of medicine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Wood explains, \u201cI am passionate about this project because these individuals are true pioneers. Their stories of perseverance and resilience in the face of adversity are inspiring to us all.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400\">EMBRACE Invites Three Alumni Speakers<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68795\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 692px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-68795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2025\/02\/BAEP-1024x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2025\/02\/BAEP-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2025\/02\/BAEP-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2025\/02\/BAEP-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2025\/02\/BAEP-1536x900.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2025\/02\/BAEP-600x352.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2025\/02\/BAEP-301x176.jpg 301w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2025\/02\/BAEP.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Dr. Harrell, Dr. Merrick, and Dr. Mask (left to right) in Old Clinic Auditorium speaking to medical students and residents.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The project showcases the challenges, triumphs, and profound impact of these alumni. Three of the featured alumni\u2014Dr. Sampson Harrell, Dr. Allen Mask, and Dr. Lonnie Merrick\u2014were invited to speak to current medical students and residents as part of Project EMBRACE, an initiative aimed at fostering dialogue on equitable care.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Harrell, a 1972 UNC graduate, was instrumental in diversifying the admissions committee and later practiced family medicine in Durham. Dr. Mask, a 1978 graduate, went on to a career in internal medicine and anesthesiology, while also working as a medical reporter for WRAL. Dr. Merrick, a 1978 graduate, completed his anesthesiology residency at Stanford University and has practiced in various states, including California, Oregon, and North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">An overview of the Black Alumni Experience Project will be published later this year in the\u00a0<em>Bulletin of the History of Medicine<\/em>. You can listen to these powerful stories <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/md\/baep\/alumni-interviews\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collecting Oral Histories The Black Alumni Experience Project at the University of North Carolina (UNC) highlights the invaluable contributions of Black medical alumni through oral histories and interviews. 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