Editing David Satcher (section)

=== Early years ===
Satcher was born in [[Anniston, Alabama]]. At the age of two, he contracted [[pertussis|whooping cough]]. A Black doctor, Dr. Jackson, came to his parents' farm, and told his parents he didn't expect David to live, but nonetheless spent the day with him and told his parents how to give him the best chance he could.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stolberg |first=Sheryl Gay |date=1997-09-13 |title=Man in the News; 'America's Doctor' David Satcher |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/13/us/man-in-the-news-america-s-doctor-david-satcher.html |access-date=2025-02-13 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Satcher said that he grew up hearing that story, and that inspired him to be a doctor.<ref>{{Cite interview |interviewer=Tavis Smiley |title=The Tavis Smiley Show |url=https://www.npr.org/2002/03/12/1139730/dr-david-satcher |date=March 12, 2002 |subject=Dr. David Satcher}}</ref> While in college, Satcher was active in the [[Civil Rights Movement]] and was arrested on multiple occasions.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Marlene Cimons |date=July 3, 2020 |title=How Fauci, 5 other health specialists deal with covid-19 risks in their everyday lives |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/how-fauci-5-other-health-specialists-deal-with-covid-19-risks-in-their-everyday-lives/2020/07/02/d4665ed6-b6fb-11ea-a510-55bf26485c93_story.html |access-date=July 4, 2020 |newspaper=The Washington Post |quote=Satcher: I was quite active in the civil rights movement when I was a student at Morehouse. I went to jail at least five times. What bothers me about today's protests is that they aren't as organized as we were.}}</ref>

Satcher graduated from [[Morehouse College]] in [[Atlanta]] in 1963 and was elected to [[Phi Beta Kappa]]. He received his [[Doctor of Medicine|MD]] and a [[PhD]] in cell biology from [[Case Western Reserve University]] in 1970 with election to the [[Alpha Omega Alpha]] honor society.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=David Satcher |url=https://www.k-state.edu/landon/speakers/david-satcher/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=www.k-state.edu}}</ref> He completed his residency and fellowship training at the [[Strong Memorial Hospital]], [[University of Rochester]], the [[UCLA School of Medicine]], and [[Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital]]. He is a fellow of the [[American Academy of Family Physicians]], the [[American College of Preventive Medicine]], and the [[American College of Physicians]], and is board certified in preventive medicine.<ref name=":0" /> Satcher pledged [[Omega Psi Phi]] fraternity and is an initiate of the Psi chapter of [[Morehouse College]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Omega – Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. |url=https://oppf.org/about-omega/ |access-date=2025-02-13 |language=en-US}}</ref>