James A. Knight
James A. Knight, MD (October 20, 1918 – July 17, 1998) was a
Methodist minister.[1] His principal contributions were in medical student development, the intersection of psychiatry and religion, ethical issues in medicine, and the understanding of conscience.[1]
Knight was born in
Master of Public Health
degree from Tulane University.
Knight held the Harkness Chair in Psychiatry and Religion at
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans and return to the Texas A&M College of Medicine as professor from 1992 - 1997.[4]
Knight's many awards included the Distinguished Alumni Award from Wofford College in 1971,[5] and one for his leadership of the Society for Health and Human Values.[6]
He was a member of the
Zürich, Switzerland, in 1961.[1]
During
U.S. Navy Chaplain on the USS Sanctuary Haven-class hospital ship. He died on July 17, 1998, at the age of 79.[1]
External links
- James A. Knight Award for Leadership in Medicine.
- James A. Knight Chair of Humanities and Ethics in Medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine.
- A 1963 photograph of Knight can be viewed on-line.
Selected books
- "Doctor-To-Be: Coping with the Trials and Triumphs of Medical School", James A. Knight, Appleton-Century-Crofts, publishers, 1981, ISBN 0-8385-1722-6.
- "A Psychiatrist Looks at Religion and Health", Abington Press, New York, 1964.
- "For the Love of Money: Human Behavior and Money", J.B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1968.
References
- ^ New Orleans Times Picayuneobituary, July 18, 1998.
- ^ Albert C. Outler, Pastoral Psychology, vol. 14, no. 9, p. 4 (1963).
- ^ Texas State Historical Society, accessed April 6, 2012.
- ISBN 0-8385-1722-6.
- ^ The National Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award of Wofford College, accessed March 20, 2012.
- ^ The Society for Health and Human Values became part of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities as of 1998.
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