Show F famosi amous negro physicians the first negro physician of 0 any standing in this country of whom there Is record was james derham also a slave to in philadelphia 1767 lie he was taught by his master to compound medicines and attained such skill that he was sold to another doctor who used him as an assistant ile he was enabled to purchase his freedom and moved to new orleans where he built up tip a lucrative pra practice the celebrated physician dr benjamin rush published an account of derham and gave high praise to his thill skill the first accredited physician was dr jolin john V de grisse who became a member of the medical association of massachusetts la in 1854 |