Lucy Hobbs Taylor (First Woman to Earn a Doctorate in Dentistry in the USA)
Lucy Hobbs Taylor was th
Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General
Oral Heal
Diversity Statement
In 2017, Harvard Medical School released a Diversity Statement affirming the school’s commitment to diversity among faculty, staff, students, trainees, and all who are part of the campus community.
First Woman Full Professor - Greta Bibring, MD
Grete Bibring, MD, was appointed to full professo
National Hispanic Medical Association
The National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) was established in 1994 in Washington, DC. The organization was announced at a White House Press Conference in December 1993 with President Bill Clinton, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, and ten medical association leaders. NHMA’s founders were physicians who attended the White House Health Care Reform Task Force meetings in 1993 and 1994, advocating for Hispanic health issues.
Lisa I. Iezzoni, MD, MSc, Class of 1984

Graduated Harvard Medical School Class of 1984
Valerae O. Lewis, MD, Class of 1993
Graduated Harvard Medical School Class of 1993
Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, Class of 1987
Shirley Marks, MD, MPH, Class of 1973
Yvette Roubideaux, MD, MPH, Class of 1989
Graduated Harvard Medical School Class of 1989