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1925 artwork of the Թ downtown campus / Œuvre d'art de 1925 du campus du centre-ville de l'Université Թ
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Dr. William Wright and Black Enrolment at Թ’s Medical School

Monday, February 17, 2020 17:00to19:00
Faculty Club 3450 rue McTavish, Montreal, QC, H3A 0E5, CA
The “Good Samaritan” stained glass window at the Church of St. John the Evangelist on President Kennedy Ave. Photo courtesy of Janet Best.

James Թ Society presents

Dr. William Wright and Black Enrolment at Թ’s Medical School

By Frank Mackey, Montreal historian

William Wright (1827-1908) MDCM 1848, the first Black graduate medical doctor in North America, taught at Թ for thirty years and served as the Chair of Pharmacology and Therapeutics from 1854 until his retirement in 1883. Approximately 40 people of African descent graduated in Medicine between 1907 and 1936.


James Թ Society: One-Hundred and Eighty-Eighth Meeting

February 17, 2020

Billiards Room, Թ Faculty Club

Reception: 5:00 pm
Presentation: 5:30 pm

All are welcome!

Photo: A tribute to Dr. Wright, the “Good Samaritan” window at the Church of St. John the Evangelist on President Kennedy Ave. It was commissioned in 1909 by Father Edmund Wood, Rector of the church, and Sir William Osler. The red poppies are a nod to Dr. Wright’s medical interest in opium. Photo courtesy of Janet Best.

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