Friday, February 11, 2011

Blog #2:B.H.M most extraordinary African American people Part 2


Back again!!!!Alright so this next person is like beyond unbelievable to me, and I'm not the the only person who feels that way....



Dr. Ben Carson was a pediatric neurosurgeon, in fact he was the 1st person to successfully separate Siamese twins.(talk about accomplishment)But he wasn't always so accomplished and successful. In fact he came from very modest beginnings, being raised in the inner city of Detroit by his single mother whom only had a third grade education.Despite her short comings, Sonya Carson urged both of her boys to stay in school and strive for nothing less than the very best.


Ben seemed to really take it to heart, he graduated from high school with honors and was accept to Yale University where he gained a degree in Psychology. After graduating, he went on to medical school at the University of Michigan where he ended up shifting his focus on neurology.


Due to his amazing talent to visualize the brain in three dimensions, his excellent hand-eye coordination, and his extensive previous neurological background; he became an brilliant neurosurgeon.When Dr.Carson completed medical school, he then became a neurological resident at the prestigious John Hopkins Hospital.By the time he was 33 years old, he was head director of neurology at the hospital being the youngest physician to ever head a major division in 1984.


He is still at work work today, still serving as the head director of pediatric neurosurgery.He also holds the titles as professor of neurosurgery, oncology, plastic surgery, and pediatric medicine.He has received much recognition for his ground-breaking surgical procedures and commitment to the job of which that saves many children's' lives all over the world.Dr. Ben Carson proves that no matter what background, color, or age you are, knowledge opens doors that you never thought before.Today we salute you.


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