Dr david satcher biography of mahatma

David Satcher, the sixteenth surgeon general of the United States, spent much of his career as a physician, scholar, and administrator in Georgia.

Early Life and Education

Born on March 2, 1941, in Anniston, Alabama, Satcher grew up in rural Alabama before the civil rights era.

Profile of a Black Man in Science: David Satcher

When, at the age of two, he fell dangerously ill with whooping cough, the local hospital was not an option for his African American family; his father persuaded the only local black doctor, Fred Jackson, to walk several miles to their home on his day off to treat Satcher. The family credited Jackson with saving Satcher’s life, and by the age of six, Satcher had decided to follow in the footsteps of the physician who had made such a critical difference in his life and that of his family.

Neither of Satcher’s parents completed elementary school, but they taught him the value of hard work and the importance of education.

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