Dr. Ronald Spearman, center left, and Dr. Joseph Hobbs, center right, pose with other students on the Augusta University campus. Spearman and Hobbs were among the first Black students at the Medical College of Georgia.
Hobbs serves as professor emeritus at MCG after holding several positions, including chair of the Department of Family Medicine at MCG. Spearman is a retired physician and the first African American to join the Internal Medicine faculty at MCG.
Both men were also the first Black residents in their respective specialties, paving the way for and helping train many future health care professionals.
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