84th Historia Medica Lecture: ‘When Disparities Remain: The Enduring Legacy of Segregated Medicine’

Bernard Becker Medical Library, in collaboration with the Center for History of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine, presents this lecture series on the history of medicine. Lectures are free and open to the public.

The 84^th Historia Medica lecture will feature:

Ezelle Sanford III, PhD Assistant Professor, History Carnegie Mellon University

Dr. Ezelle Sanford III is an Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University where he teaches courses in the history of American medicine and public health as well as African American history. Dr. Sanford is currently working on a book manuscript titled, “Segregated Medicine: How Racial Politics Shaped American Healthcare,” which is under contract with Columbia University Press.

“Segregated Medicine” utilizes the important case of St. Louis’s Homer G. Phillips Hospital, the largest Black-serving U.S. general hospital in the mid-twentieth century, to trace how the logic and legacy of racial segregation established enduring structures of health inequity. Dr. Sanford’s scholarship uses historical perspectives and analysis to inform his advocacy for an equitable future in American healthcare.

An alumnus of Washington University in St. Louis where he was a John B. Erin scholar, and Princeton University where he completed his doctoral studies, Dr. Sanford previously served as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Program on Race, Science and Society at the University of Pennsylvania. His scholarship has been supported by the Ford Foundation, The Center for African american Urban Studies and the Economy, and Johns Hopkins University, among other institutions. His scholarship has appeared in both academic and popular outlets including National Geographic, the American Journal of Public Health, Black Perspectives, Informal History, and the Journal of the National Medical Association.

This is a hybrid event: Attend in person, and register below to receive an email reminder before the event. Unable to join us on campus? Tune in remotely: wustl-hipaa.zoom.us/j/93334961266.

After Dr. Sanford’s lecture, join us in Glaser Gallery for a reception to celebrate the opening of our latest exhibit, “In Their Own Words: Stories of Desegregation at Washington University Medical Center.”

The exhibit will be displayed Feb. 23, 2023, through June.