[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 116 (Thursday, July 14, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H6512]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING DR. MAY EDWARD CHINN

  (Mr. ESPAILLAT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in honor of the life and 
legacy of Harlem's very own Dr. May Edward Chinn, a pioneer Black 
female physician in New York City.
  Dr. Chinn was the first Black woman to graduate from Bellevue 
Hospital's Medical College in 1926, which is now known as New York 
University's Grossman School of Medicine. She is also the first Black 
woman to complete an internship at Harlem Hospital in 1928.
  Dr. Chinn dedicated her life to serving others. Through her 
determination and hard work, she helped advance medical treatments for 
cancer screening that continue to save lives today.
  Like many of her predecessors, Dr. Chinn persisted and persevered. I 
am grateful to the Harlem Cultural Archives for its research to share 
this story, and I am honored to share the story of one of Harlem's gems 
so that her work does not go unnoticed and her legacy does not remain 
anonymous.

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