Harold Jordan

July 9, 2020

Harold Jordan, VUMC’s first Black resident, arrived on campus 56 years ago. He looks back on a very different time at the Medical Center.

The pioneering physician recalls the summer of 1964, the support of his colleagues and the challenges he faced

By Wayne Wood
Friends, family and colleagues at the inaugural Dr. Harold Jordan Diversity and Inclusion Lecture included, from left, George C. Hill, PhD; Harold Jordan Jr.; lecturer Lloyda Williamson, MD; Ronald Cowan, MD, PhD; Terako Amison, MD; Reema Dedania, MD, MPH; and Ama Rowe, MD.
February 14, 2019

Inaugural lecture honors Jordan’s contributions

Vanderbilt’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences honored Vanderbilt’s first African-American resident, Harold Jordan, MD, on Feb. 8 by hosting the first lecture in his name.

By Kelsey Herbers
February 5, 2019

Lecture in honor of first African-American resident, Harold Jordan, to be Feb. 8

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences has established a named lecture, the Dr. Harold Jordan Diversity and Inclusion Lecture, named after the first African-American resident at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 17, 2017

Hidden figure

By Wayne Wood
September 5, 2017

Hidden Figure

In 1964, with little fanfare, Harold Jordan, MD, became the first African-American resident physician at Vanderbilt. Looking back to that time, he recalls the support of his colleagues and the challenges he faced.

By Wayne Wood