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- Benjamin attended medical school with the aid of funding from the National Health Service Corps, a U.S. federal program that paid medical school tuition in exchange for a commitment to work for a defined period in an area with few or no doctors.
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May 3, 2024 · After first attending (1980–82) the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, Benjamin obtained an M.D. (1984) from the University of Alabama and completed a residency in family practice at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in 1987.
Her medical school was paid for in part with funding from the National Health Service Corps, a federal government program that paid medical school tuition in exchange for a commitment to work in an underserved area.
On Saturday, May 15, 2010, Dr. Benjamin received an honorary degree of Doctor of Science at Tulane University Commencement. On October 7, 2010, she received the Trumpeter Award from the National Consumers League recognizing her years of service to improving the nation's health.
After graduating high school I went to college at Xavier University and straight to medical school. I was in the second class of Morehouse School of Medicine, and there I learned about community medicine, primary care, and the importance of being politically active.
Jul 14, 2009 · Dr. Benjamin, who is 52, completed her residency in family medicine at the Medical Center of Central Georgia. She is a graduate of Xavier University and the University of Alabama School of...
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Mesmerized by the physicians ’ impact on their patients ’ lives, Benjamin completed the pre-med program at Xavier and then attended medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, from which she graduated in 1982.
Dr. Benjamin has a B.S. in chemistry from Xavier University, New Orleans, an M.D. degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and an MBA from Tulane University. She attended Morehouse School of Medicine and completed her family medicine residency in Macon, Ga. Dr. Benjamin is the recipient of 22 honorary degrees.
