The National Association of Colored Physicians, Dentists, and Pharmacists

Created in 1895 after years of attempts by Black physicians to integrate the American Medical Association, The National Association of Colored Physicians, Dentists, and Pharmacists was created in 1895 in Atlanta, Georgia. Robert F. Boyd, M.D., D.DS. was the organization’s first president. See: The Creation of the National Medical Association (in the Historical Context section).