James Bennett McCord | |
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 James B. and Margaret (née Mellon) McCord, circa 1935 | |
| Born | April 5th, 1870 Toulon, Illinois, United States |
| Died | October 5th, 1950 Oakham, Massachusetts, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Oberlin College (BA)
Northwestern University (MD) Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS, LRCP) |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, Medical Missionary, Founder and First Superintendent of McCord Zulu Hospital |
James Bennett McCord (April 5, 1870 – October 5, 1950) was an American medical missionary and physician who founded the McCord Zulu Hospital and spent over three decades treating mostly African, Native, and mixed race patients in Durban, South Africa. He pioneered the training program for the first African nurses, worked towards the establishment of a medical school dedicated to training black doctors, and shared his life story in his autobiography titled My Patients Were Zulus.