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Association challenges knowledge of history In recognition of Black History Month, the Student National Pharmaceutical Association will present  a weekly question about African-Americans in health care.    To participate in the weekly prize drawing, submit answers to this week’s question at http://trivia.snphamusc.com. Here is last week’s question and answer: Q: This gentleman is a 1979 graduate of MUSC, School of Dental Medicine. He also received the Martin Luther King Jr. Award from The Citadel at the Black History Intercollegiate Consortium this year and was mentioned in The Catalyst on Jan. 19. Who is he? A: Larry Ferguson, DMD. In addition to being an MUSC, College of Dental Medicine graduate and the Martin Luther King Jr. Award recipient from The Citadel at the Black History Intercollegiate Consortium this year, he has served in this community for more than 20 years. He is also a member of the American Dental Association, the South Carolina Dental Association, and the Coastal District and Charleston County Dental Societies. He has been a member of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce since 2002 and a member of the Academy of General Dentistry since 1985. This week’s question  On Feb. 24, 1864 she became the first black woman to obtain a medical degree in the United States. Before going to medical school, she worked as a nurse for eight years in Massachusetts. Name this person.     Friday, Feb. 16, 2007 Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Island Publications at 849-1778, ext. 201.