Lillian Atkins Clark

Lillian Atkins Clark (died March 28, 1934) was an American physician. She was the first African American woman to pass the National Board of Medical Examiners and she worked as a doctor in Philadelphia in hospitals and in her own practice.

Biography

Clark attended Shaw University on a scholarship, where she had an excellent academic record.[1] She then studied at the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania and earned the school's Anatomy Prize.[2] She passed the National Board of Medical Examiners in 1924 and was the first African American woman to pass the board.[1][3] She worked as chief resident physician at Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital.[1] Her focus as a doctor was on women's and children's health and she also worked as an assistant surgeon.[4] Clark opened up an office in North Philadelphia in 1925.[1]

After being ill for nearly a year, Clark died in Hampton, Virginia on March 28, 1934 where she had moved in with her mother.[5] She was buried in Elmerton Cemetery.[6]

References
  1. "Resident Physician". The Pittsburgh Courier. 1925-05-30. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-05-09 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Dr. Atkins' Daughter Locates in Philadelphia". Daily Press. 1925-05-03. p. 15. Retrieved 2020-05-09 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Part III in Philadelphia". National Board Bulletin. 2 (1): 1. August 1924.
  4. "Dr. Lillian Atkins Clark". The Pittsburgh Courier. 1927-09-17. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-09 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Dr. Lillian Clark Dies in Hampton After Long Illness". The New York Age. 1934-03-31. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-05-09 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Deaths". Daily Press. 1934-03-23. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-05-09 – via Newspapers.com.


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