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Leonard Medical School

The Leonard Medical School was the state’s first four-year, MD-granting program and was one of the first in the nation. Part of Shaw University, the school operated from 1881 to 1914, when the university’s trustees shortened the program to two years. The school closed during the 1918-1919 school year. During its existence, the Leonard Medical School trained and graduated more than 400 African American physicians.

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5 Responses to “Leonard Medical School”

  1. Elizabeth Hull Says:
    June 16th, 2008 at 9:59 am

    Manassa T. Pope was an early (1886) graduate of the Leonard Medical School who went on to become a prominent doctor and citizen in Raleigh. His house still stands on S. Wilmington Street. Plans are to turn it into a house museum (these are very rarely devoted to African American families):
    http://www.thepopehousemuseum.org/index.shtml

    This blog post is the most recent info I can find online about the Pope project:
    http://greenespace.blogspot.com/2008/04/very-long-civil-rights-movement.html

    The Pope Family Papers are held by the Southern Historical Collection at UNC-CH:
    http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/p/Pope%5FFamily.html

  2. Charles Blackburn, Jr. Says:
    June 17th, 2008 at 9:44 am

    An article from Our State magazine (Sept. 2006) about the Leonard Medical School may be of interest. It’s posted on the Shaw University Website:

    http://www.shawuniversity.edu/assets/Making_History.pdf

  3. Florine Bell Says:
    August 16th, 2008 at 11:57 pm

    I am researching a Weldon, NC doctor named J. a. (James) Tinsley who practiced medicine in Halifax County and was a graduate of early Leonard Medical School at Shaw UV. He practiced medicine between early 1900’s to mid 1900’s. Any Information including a photo would be greatly appreciated. His immediate family is deceased.

    Thank you.

  4. Jason Tomberlin Says:
    August 17th, 2008 at 3:30 pm

    The North Carolina Collection has an online Biographical Index that contains citations to biographical sketches about North Carolinians. Take a look at the index to see if you can locate any information on J. A. (James) Tinsley. If so, feel free to email us at nccref@email.unc.edu for more information and/or copies of the material.

  5. Florine Bell Says:
    August 27th, 2008 at 1:39 pm

    Thank you for your quick response.

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