Dr. Claudia Lynn Thomas addresses University of Florida's medical student association for Black History Month: 3 points

Claudia Lynn Thomas, MD, addressed the Gainesville-based University of Florida chapter of the Student National Medical Association in honor of Black History Month.

Here are three points:

1. Dr. Thomas is the country's first female African-American orthopedic surgeon.

2. She practices at Tri-County Orthopaedic Center in Leesburg, Fla.

3. She completed her residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Conn.