Cream City Medical Society (CCMS) was established in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1927, under the leadership of Dr. Richard Herron. Dr. Herron was the son of Milwaukee’s first African American physician, Dr. Allen L. Herron.

The Cream City Medical Society is the first and only Milwaukee based 501c.3 non-profit organization of African American physicians. It is a Charter chapter of the National Medical Association, which is the nations’ oldest, and largest association representing African American physicians.

In 2006, more than 100 years since the first African American physician arrived and 79 years since CCMS was established, there are more than 100 African American physicians in Milwaukee who work in the fields of Academic Medicine, Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Dentistry, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, General and Vascular Surgery, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Neurology, Pain Management, Pathology, Pediatrics, Personal Injury, Physiatry, Podiatry, Primary Care and Psychiatry.

The Mission Of The Cream City Medical Society Is To Eliminate Minority Health Disparities.