Newsome F
J Natl Med Assoc. 1979 Feb;71(2):189-93.
During several millenia, blacks in ancient Egypt made numerous contributions to medicine and were acknowledged as the inventors of the art of medicine. They produced the earliest physicians, medical knowledge, and medical literature. They contributed to the development of medicine in ancient Greece. Ancient writers, including Herodotus, Isocrates, and Diodorus, affirm this. Modern presentations of ancient medicine, however, deprive blacks of the knowledge of their early contributions to medicine by ignoring or subtly misrepresenting the black identity of the ancient Egyptians. Blacks are currently under-represented in US medical schools. It is proposed that the recognition of the contributions of blacks to the early history of Western medicine would inspire black students to study medicine.
在几千年的时间里，古埃及的黑人对医学做出了众多贡献，并被公认为医学艺术的发明者。他们造就了最早的医生、医学知识和医学文献。他们为古希腊医学的发展做出了贡献。包括希罗多德、伊索克拉底和狄奥多罗斯在内的古代作家都证实了这一点。然而，现代对古代医学的介绍却忽视或巧妙地歪曲了古埃及人的黑人身份，从而剥夺了黑人对医学早期贡献的认知。目前，黑人在美国医学院中的代表性不足。有人提出，承认黑人对西方医学早期历史的贡献将激励黑人学生学习医学。
