Barr to deliver keynote at Philander Smith alumni convention

Barr to deliver keynote at Philander Smith alumni convention

Local physician will address Little Rock crowd

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Dr. Marian Barr, keynote speaker at Philander Smith College’s 61st National Alumni Convention, March 11, at the Holiday Inn Presidential at Little Rock, at 6 p.m. Tickets may be purchased prior to the event or contact Alumni Relations at 501-370-5271, Brenda Ficklin.

Dr. Marion Barr is the first African American physician to establish a medical practice in West Memphis, Arkansas. She received a doctorate degree in Medicine from Meharry Medical College with a residency in Internal Medicine and further study in Nephrology and Hypertension. She taught at Philander Smith College in Little Rock for two years prior to medical school.

She was a New York Life Scholar and is listed in Who’s Who among students in American Universities and Colleges. A member of Beta Kappa Chi National Scientific Honor Society, Sigma Xi Biologic Honorary Society, American Medical Association and the Arkansas Medical Society, she is presently the Medical Director at West Memphis Intermediary Care Facility, known as Pathfinders, Inc. and serves on the Board of Trustees at Arkansas State University, Mid-South in West Memphis.

She recently termed out as Chairman of the Board of Directors of East Arkansas Family Health Center, which has six healthcare delivery sites: West Memphis, Lepanto, Blytheville, Trumann, Helena and Earle. She is also a certified Parliamentarian by the National Association of Parliamentarians and her picture hangs on the Wall of Health Sciences at the University of Arkansas in Pine Bluff, honoring distinguished healthcare professionals.

By the Evening Times News Staff