The Career Blazers: 7 Black Female Medical Pioneers

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Though there has been a major concern about black women in the science and tech industries, but many have made major strides. African-American women contribute daily to new research, advances and innovations in medicine, holding the torch passed to them by pioneers who broke racial and gender barriers.

Madame Noire takes a look at seven such women who are excelling as surgeons, researchers and physicians.

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