We were inspired to take a look back in time after learning some interesting facts about African American leaders in our industry for black history month. This month we are featuring a short list of medical inventions, events and individuals in March.

• 1754—Physician Benjamin Waterhouse invented a smallpox vaccine.

• 1791—American surgeon George Hayward was the first to use ether anesthesia.

• 1833—Lucy Hobbs Taylor was the first woman to become a dentist in the United States in 1866.

• 1864—Rebecca Lee was the first Black woman to get a medical degree.

• 1938—American scientist David Baltimore made key contributions in cancer research and is a 1975 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine.

History is an amazing thing and there is so much more still to discover!

March is the month of expectation.
~ Emily Dickinson

We were inspired to take a look back in time after learning some interesting facts about African American leaders in our industry for black history month. This month we are featuring a short list of medical inventions, events and individuals in March.

• 1754—Physician Benjamin Waterhouse invented a smallpox vaccine.

• 1791—American surgeon George Hayward was the first to use ether anesthesia.

• 1833—Lucy Hobbs Taylor was the first woman to become a dentist in the United States in 1866.

• 1864—Rebecca Lee was the first Black woman to get a medical degree.

• 1938—American scientist David Baltimore made key contributions in cancer research and is a 1975 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine.

History is an amazing thing and there is so much more still to discover!

March is the month of expectation.
~ Emily Dickinson