Grace Marilynn James, MD — public health, pediatric medicine
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Dr. Grace Marilynn James (1923–1989) spent her life caring for the African American community of Louisville, Kentucky, who often had little access to regular health care. As one of the first two African American women on the faculty at a southern medical school, and the first African American woman on the staff of Louisville Children’s Hospital and on the faculty at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, she was also a role model and advocate for African Americans considering a career in medicine.
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