May Edward Chinn
Personal Information
Born: 1896
Died: 1980
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Black
Education
1921, BS Science, Columbia University s Teacher College; 1926, MD Bellevue Hospital Medical College; 1933, MS Public Health, Columbia University
Professional Life
Field of Study: Medicine
Institution/Corporation: Strang Clinic
Degrees & Memberships: 1980, Honorary degrees from NYU & Columbia University; Member: Society of Surgical Oncology, 1954 NY Academy of Sciences, 1977 Phelps-Stokes Fund, Delta Sigma Theta, National Urban League, American Cancer Society, NY City & NYS Medical Societies, American Medical Society
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 1957, Citation NYC Cancer Committee, American Cancer Society; Distinguished Alumnus Award, Teacher s College;
Achievements: 1926, 1st African American woman to graduate from Bellevue Hospital Medical College (now NYC School of Medicine); 1st African American woman to intern at Harlem Hospital, 1926; 1st woman to ride with Harlem Hospital s ambulance crews on emergency calls, 1926; advocate for early cancer screening & taking family histories to assess risk for cancer; helped found Susan Smith McKinney Medical Society
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