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Panel Presentation: Mobile-Based African American Physicians

Thursday, May 11th - 3:30pm
3rd Floor of the Biomedical Library
5791 USA Drive N Mobile, AL 36688

  • Mr. Daryn Glassbrook - Executive Director of the Mobile Medical Museum
  • Dr. Valencia Belle - Granddaughter of Dr. Oliver Gumbs and owner of Obsidian Consulting Group
  • Dr. Nina Ford Johnson - Pediatrician and Immediate Past President of The Medical Society of Mobile County

Reception to follow the presentation.

 

Tours of the Dora Franklin Finley African-American Heritage Trail

Friday, May 19th
Meet outside the USA Biomedical Library at 10am
5791 USA Drive North
RSVP (by May 12th): https://forms.gle/nFg8m77BtsyxVJnW8

Saturday, June 3rd
Meet outside the History Museum of Mobile near the Visitor's Center at 10am
111 S. Royal Street
RSVP (by May 27th): https://forms.gle/XrBBmdnLeWwVB18v7

  • Adults: $40
  • Seniors 65+ : $30
  • Students: $20

Pay upon entry by cash or card

Walk-ups allowed as space available

 

Book discussion 

Virtual book discussion and live Q & A with author Thomas J. Ward, Jr. about his book: "Black Physicians in the Jim Crow South"

Friday, June 9th at 1pm Central Time
Registration:  https://southalabama.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIudOysrTIqGdWe2vCqkUWrj4r48KGCYmQh

eBook link: 
https://libproxy.usouthal.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e000xna&AN=1637050&site=eds-live

Print copies available to check out from USA Libraries: one copy at Marx Library, three copies at the Biomedical Library.

 

Showing of the movie "Gifted Hands" featuring Dr. Ben Carson (starring Cuba Gooding, Jr.)

Thursday, June 15th at 3pm
Marx Auditorium - Marx Library
5901 USA Drive North Mobile, AL 36688
 

 

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