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Dr Eddie AdamsDr Eddie Adams was born in Guyana. He attended school in Georgetown, obtaining the Cambridge overseas certificate. In 1953, aged 27, he travelled to England on the SS Colombie. He was awarded a grant to study medicine at King's College, London and qualified as a surgeon. His first job in the NHS was at King's College Hospital in 1964. He joined Lambeth Hospital as a surgeon and was later attached to St Thomas's. He worked as a surgeon in major hospitals across London. In 1977 he opened his own practice in Streatham, London. Dr Eddie Adams, 2005  |
Dr Victor EastmondDr Victor Eastmond was born in Barbados. He achieved A levels at school and in 1964, aged 19, emigrated to Britain, having applied to work with London Transport. He travelled by plane. He worked as a guard with London Transport for a year, then switched career to dentistry, a long-held ambition. He studied radiography at the Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead. He completed his training in 1969, before going freelance within the NHS. In 1970, aged 25, he gained a place at the Royal Dental Hospital, London. In 1975 he set up his own dental practice. In 1979 he went back to Barbados, where he now runs a successful dental practice. Dr Eastmond, 2005  |
Dr Franklyn JacobsDr Franklyn Jacobs was born in St Vincent. He attended primary and secondary school and went to the University of the West Indies to study medicine. He left university in 1968 and worked as a doctor in Trinidad. In 1974 he travelled to Britain to obtain further training in anaesthetics. In 1977 he went into general practice within the NHS, working in a predominantly Greek community in North London. Since 1982 he has run his own general practice. Dr Jacobs is one of the founders of the African Caribbean Medical Society (together with Lord Pitt and Dr Eddie Simon), which has helped to raise awareness and campaign for greater understanding of health issues within the black community. Dr Franklyn Jacobs, 2005  |
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