Dr. Claudia Lynn Thomas addresses University of Florida’s medical student association for Black History Month: 3 points

Claudia Lynn Thomas, MD, addressed the Gainesville-based University of Florida chapter of the Student National Medical Association in honor of Black History Month.

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Here are three points:

 

1. Dr. Thomas is the country’s first female African-American orthopedic surgeon.

 

2. She practices at Tri-County Orthopaedic Center in Leesburg, Fla.

 

3. She completed her residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Conn.

 

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