One of “The Three Doctors.”
Co-Author of the New York Times best-selling books, The Pact, We Beat the Street and The Bond

      Oprah named Dr. Davis, “The Premiere Role Model of the World”. Dr. Sampson Davis was raised as the fifth of six children in Newark, one of New Jersey's poorest cities. As a child, Dr. Davis grew up in cramped living quarters, surrounded by fragmented families, crime, and drugs. Still, he was a good student, able to strike the fragile balance between being smart, yet socially acceptable on the streets. It was this skill, Dr. Davis says, most critical to his survival.

While attending University High School in Newark, Dr. Davis met Dr. Rameck Hunt and Dr. George Jenkins, two fellow students who together made a promise to become doctors. We often hear about the dangers of male friendships in which peer pressure prevails over common sense. But for the authors, it was a powerful antidote to the pitfalls of street life in Newark. They made a vow to be there for one another, to encourage each other every step of the way, until they overcame the odds and became doctors. Dr. Davis shares the story of their struggle to keep the pledge they made - a pledge that ultimately led to success they could barely imagine.

In 2000, during his residency, Dr. Davis felt the burning need to give back and along with his two best friends created The Three Doctors Foundation. The non-profit organization offers a series of free public programs focused on health, education, leadership and mentoring.

Dr. Davis has appeared on numerous talk and radio shows including "Oprah", "The Today Show", "The View", "Michael Baisden & Tavis Smiley NPR" as well as print publications including but not limited to "Readers Digest", "O Magazine", "People", "Washington Post", "NY Times", "USA Today", "Vibe" and "Black Enterprise".

Dr. Davis was honored in 2000 with the Essence Lifetime Achievement Award as well as named one of their forty most inspirational African Americans in the country. He is the youngest physician to receive the National Medical Association highest honor, The Scroll of Merit, and was recently honored on 2009 BET Awards.
Today Dr. Davis spends his time practicing medicine and traveling the country delivering keynote speeches with timely messages. “It is important to give education a sense of style. To glorify and glamorize education is the key. A face must be present, a concrete image that all individuals across America can draw inspiration from”.

Dr. Davis considers his 3 D’s, Dedication, Determination and Discipline, as the necessary ingredients to success. Graduating with honors, Dr. Davis received his bachelor’s degree from Seton Hall University, his medical degree from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at the same hospital where he was born, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.

Dr. Davis is a Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physician at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Hamilton. He is a correspondent on the Tom Joyner Morning Radio Show and CNN discussing prevalent and life-changing medical topics. This year his documentary, The Pact, will be syndicated on public television.

In addition to maintaining an active work, community outreach and media schedule, Dr. Davis is devoted to completing a number of new projects including creating an Urgent Care Medical Center in the downtown footprint of his home city, Newark, NJ as well as finalizing his first ER memoir tentatively entitled, Healing Home.

Visit the Three Doctors Foundation Website.