JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) — More than 50 years later, the first Black woman to graduate from the Medical University of South Carolina is still putting her education and experience to work, helping people live healthier lives.
A legacy of living history
Dr. Rose Delores Gibbs, who will turn 80 this year, graduated from MUSC in 1973. After a long career in the Lowcountry and around the world, she retired, but her passion for people keeps her serving the community.
“Now she had an MRI on her neck,” Dr. Gibbs said.
It’s a typical morning at Angel Oak Family Medicine on Johns Island. Dr. Gibbs serves as medical director at Angel Oak, providing patient expertise to the clinic’s owner, Dr. Jackie Baer…