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Hildrus Poindexter

Dr. Hildrus Poindexter, the first African American to receive both an MD and PhD

Dr. Hildrus Poindexter, the first African American to receive both an MD and PhD

Dr. Hildrus Poindexter is the first African American to receive both an M.D., which he earned at Harvard University in 1929, and a Ph.D., which he earned in bacteriology at Columbia University in 1932.  In 1924, he furthered his education at the Black Lincoln University where he received his bachelor’s degree. He continued at Dartmouth…

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