JOHNS HOPKINS ACCEPTS 1ST BLACK FEMALE NEUROSURGEON RESIDENT

In the 30 years that Johns Hopkins School of Medicine's neurosurgical department has accepted residents, there has never been a black woman in the ranks.Now, Nancy Abu-Bonsrah is making history.The prestigious program accepts just two to five residents, and is ranked second in the country. Among its most notable alumni: Dr. Ben Carson, who is now the United States secretary of Housing and Urban Development.