Natalia M. Tanner
By; Lareisha Shepherd
About Her
- Natalia Tanner was born in Jackson, Mississippi on June 28, 1922.
- The first African-American Pediatrician in medicine.
- Moved to Chicago, where her father establish a medical practice.
- Grew up in a high middle class home.
Education
- Graduated from Englewood High School in 1939.
- She attended Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee for 2 years.
- Transfer to the advance pre-medicine program at the University of Chicago.
- Lastly, she attended Meharry Medical College in Nashville, where she earned her medical degree in 1946.
Accolades
- In 1946 Dr. Natalia Tanner was the first African American to be accepted into the residency program at the University of Chicago.
- In 1951 Dr. Natalia Tanner was the first African American fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
- Dr. Natalia Tanner was the first African American board certified pediatrician in Detroit, Michigan.
- In 1952 Dr. Natalia Tanner was the first African American on the staff of Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit.
- In 1983 Dr. Natalia Tanner was the first woman and African American to serve as president of the Michigan Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.