| Title: | Film Screening: Partners of the Heart |
| Date/Time: | 2/9/2011 12:00 - 1:00 pm
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| Registration: | 2 seats available
(Max. Class Size = 6) (Class is archived) |
| Building: | Hunton Student Center TML Learning Center, Room 209 |
| Cost: | $0
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| Sponsor: | VCU Libraries |
| Audience: |
General Public
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| Category: | Audio/Video |
| Description: | Tells the story of Vivien Thomas, an African American determined to make something of himself during the time of segregation, and his relationship with Alfred Blalock, a surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Thomas, initially hired as a janitor, was soon promoted by Blalock to learn the complexities of surgery, eventually becoming a trainer of novice surgeons and a major force in the advancement of African Americans in medicine. |
| Contact: | Thelma Mack 8-0017 mackta@vcu.edu |
