Hamburg, Beatrix McCleary
1923-2018 · Contribution: 1948
Psychiatrist
First African-American woman to graduate from Yale School of Medicine; adolescent psychiatry research
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- Born
- 1923, Jacksonville, Florida
- Active since
- 1948
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Best known for
- First Black woman to graduate from Yale School of Medicine
Impact on the world
Hamburg advanced the psychiatric understanding of adolescence, and her research on how young people handle stress shaped programs supporting youth mental health.
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