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The hospital was located on the grounds belonging to Howard University and was the only Federally-funded health care facility for African Americans in the nation. Changes have involved reorganization and combining of content which has provided for more emphasis on the primary focus of the associate degree nurse, nursing of adults." Self-Study 1995, page 19įreedmen's Hospital was established 1862 in Washington, DC by the Medical Division of the Freedmen's Bureau to provide the much needed medical care to slaves, especially those freed following the aftermath of the Civil War. The combining of the pediatric and obstetrical content into one quarter allowed the program to become a six-quarter program. The most dramatic change occurred when the program was revised from a seven-quarter program to a six-quarter program in 1992. "The program of learning has evolved since the program's inception in 1971.
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The Associate Degree Nursing program has maintained full accreditation status by the North Carolina Board of Nursing since 1971, and received its initial five-year accreditation by the National League for Nursing on April 5, 1990." Self-Study 1995, pages 1-2 A total of 601 students have graduated from the program over the past 21 years.
Twenty-seven (27) students became the first graduating class in May 1973. "The Associate Degree Nursing program at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College first admitted students in September 1971. Drew died in a car accident in rural Alamance County, North Carolina. Drew returned to Howard to work in surgery. He resigned, however, because the military refused to accept blood if it wasn't separated by the race of the donor. Drew worked to create a better way to preserve plasma and became the first director of the American Red Cross Blood Bank.
He accepted a position at Howard and then became the first African-American to receive a M.D. Drew was educated at McGill University in Montreal and wanted to complete his residency in the United States but found few opportunities for African-Americans to complete residencies. Crumpler went on to care for freed slaves in Richmond, Virginia, at the Freedman's Bureau. Crumpler was first trained as a midwife because women weren't considered strong or intelligent enough for any other fields and some thought men shouldn't assist with childbirth. He practiced in Wilmington, NC, and died at the age of 36.ĭr. Born the son of a slave, Shober graduated from Howard University School of Medicine. Shober was the first black physician to practice in North Carolina.
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