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Photo: Marcelle Willock, MD. A light-skinned, older Black woman with light brown hair smiles and poses in the hallway of a bright, sunlit hospital. She wears a blue floral blouse, grey jacket, and black pants.

Tributes

Marcelle Willock, Former BU Chair of Anesthesiology, Was a Pioneering Physician

March 27, 2023

Photo of the headstones of Rebecca Lee Crumpler (MED'1864), reading "the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in the US." and her husband Arthuer Crumpler. The headstones are at the Fairview Cemetery in Hyde Park. Bright green grass grows around the headstones.

Historic Alum

New York Times Honors BU Alum Rebecca Lee Crumpler with Obituary—126 Years after Her Death

July 20, 2021

Photo of the headstones of Rebecca Lee Crumpler (MED'1864), and reads “the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in the US, 1831-1895” The headstone is located in the Fairview Cemetery in Hyde Park, and surrounded by lush, green summer grass.

University News

Boston Honors Trailblazing School of Medicine Alum Rebecca Lee Crumpler Monday

February 7, 2021

Black and white photo of Marcelle Willock, a pioneering Physician and BU Medical School Leader. She stands with her hand on a railing and smiles.

Health & Medicine

Marcelle Willock, Pioneering Physician and BU Medical School Leader

October 7, 2020

Life Sciences

Trailblazing MED Alum to Lead Vertex Pharmaceuticals

July 31, 2019

Trailblazing MED Alum to Lead Vertex Pharmaceuticals