Vivien Thomas was an Amazing
African American. Wait till you hear what he accomplished. He had no medical
training or college education. Skilled as a carpenter, initially he was hired
to perform janitorial work. While working in a medical lab at Vanderbilt
University, he was allowed to assist a doctor with research. There, Thomas
worked towards finding a way to treat Blue Baby Syndrome, a life threatening
disease affecting infants. In 1944 after developing and perfecting a
life-saving surgical procedure, Thomas guided Dr. Alfred Blalock, the very doctor
that hired him, through the successful completion of the groundbreaking
surgery. Because of his contribution to the field of medicine he was given an
honorary doctorate degree. As the Instructor of Surgery at Johns Hopkins
Medical School, he trained surgeons at one of the best medical programs in the
country.Starting out as a janitor with only a high school diploma his journey was quite an accomplishment. His
inspiring story is told in the HBO movie, Something the Lord Made.http://youtube/eUfOvjNTM2M
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