Knoxville Medical College

Knoxville Medical College
Location
Map
520 College Street,
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Coordinates35°58′01″N 83°56′14″W / 35.967021°N 83.937105°W / 35.967021; -83.937105
Information
School typeAfrican American medical school
Established1900
FounderHenry Morgan Green
Closed1910
PresidentHenry Morgan Green
DeanE. M. Randall

Knoxville Medical College (1900–1910) was an American medical college segregated for Black students in Mechanicsville neighborhood of Knoxville, Tennessee.[1][2][3] It was short lived in part because of its reputation of "mediocrity" in its training, and the for-profit model.[4]

  1. ^ Watson, Wilbur (2017-12-02). Against the Odds: Blacks in the Profession of Medicine in the United States. Routledge. pp. 29–30. ISBN 978-1-351-53334-8.
  2. ^ Booker, Robert (2020-11-18). "Tennessee Medical College Lasted 25 Years, Had Ties with LMU". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. pp. A21. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  3. ^ "Grave robbing not confined to movies in city's history". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. 2007-10-30. p. 11. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
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