Background
Barnett, Benjamin Lewis was born on July 22, 1926 in Woodruff, South Carolina. Son of Benjamin Lewis and Mattie Bernice (Skinner) Barnett.
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Benjamin Lewis Barnett
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Bachelor of Science, Furman U., 1946; Doctor of Laws, Furman U., 1978; Doctor of Medicine, Medical University of Southern California, 1949.
Career
Intern, Protestant Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, 1949-1950;
private practice, Woodruff, 1950-1970;
associate professor family practice, Medical University of Southern California, Charleston, 1970-1974;
professor family practice, Medical University of Southern California, 1974-1977;
assistant director family practice residency program, Medical University of Southern California, 1970-1975;
chief undergraduate curriculum, Medical University of Southern California, 1970-1977;
vice-department chairman family practice, Medical University of Southern California, 1973-1977;
assistant dean for student affairs, Medical University of Southern California, 1975-1977;
clinical staff, Medical U. Hospital
clinical staff, Charleston County Hospital, 1970-1977;
Walter M. Seward professor, University of Virginia Medical School, 1977;
department chairman family medicine, University of Virginia Medical School, 1977-1996;
baccalaureate, University of Virginia Medical School, 1986;
faculty senate, University of Virginia Medical School, 1988-1992;
faculty senate, University of Virginia Medical School, 1988-1992;
family medicine physician-in-chief, University of Virginia Medical Center Hospital, 1977-1996. Admissions committee University of Virginia Medical School, since 1997. Stoneburner lecturer Medical College Virginia, 1975.
Daniel Drake lecturer U. Cincinnati, 1976. Robert P. Walton lecturer Medical University of Southern California, 1978. Goodlark professor of University Tennessee, 1979.
Roy J. Gerard lecturer Michigan State University, 1992. Visiting scholar University of Michigan Medical School, 1984. Visiting professor Medical College of Georgia, 1982, Case Western Reserve School Medicine, 1984, U. Vermont, 1988, U. New Mexico, 1991, University of Southern California School Medicine, 1999.
Mack Lipkin visiting professor U. Oregon, 1987, U. Utah, 1989. Donald J. Welter Memorial lecturer Medical College Wisconsin, 1989. Frederick Lytel Memorial lecturer, Abington, Pennsylvania, 1989.
Bradford Strock lecturer Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) General Hospital, 1989. 7th Leland Blanchard Memorial lecturer Society Teachers Family Medicine annual meeting, Nashville, 1985. Health officer, Town of Woodruff, 1950-1954.
Keynote speaker Association Depts. Family Medicine, Clearwater, Florida, 1991. Commencement speaker University of Virginia Medical School, 1992, 97.
Grand Professor Rounds St. Margaret's Hospital, Pittsburgh, 1993. Julian Keith lecturer Bowman GraySch. Medicine, 1993; keynote speaker leadership conference Florida Medical Association, Ponta Vedra, 1994, Area Health Education Centers conference South Carolina.
Family Practice, Myrtle Beach, 1994. B. Leslie Huffman lecturer Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, 1994. Graduate speaker McLennan County Medical Edition and Research Foundation, Waco, Texas, 1995.
Visiting professor University of Southern California School Medicine, 1999. Lecturer and consultant in field.
Achievements
Membership
Member Spartanburg County Board Education, 1968-1970, secretary 1969-1970. Trustee Bethea Baptist Home for Aged, Darlington, South Carolina., 1972-1973. Member board of trustees Furman U., since 1994.
Member American Medical Association (member residency review committee for family practice 1974-1979), Virginia, Albemarle County medical societies, Society Teachers Family Medicine (vice president 1974,secretary-treasurer 1975, director 1981-1985, certified of excellence 1983, F. Marian Bishop award 1996), American Academy Family Physicians, South Carolina. Academy Family Physicians (vice president 1973, president 1975-1976), Spartanburg County Medical Society (vice president 1968), American Philatelic Society, Council Academy Socs., Furman U. Alumni Association (director) 1972-1977), University of Virginia Raven Society, Alpha Omega Alpha (faculty councilor), Alpha Kappa Kappa (president 1948), Kappa Alpha (vice president 1944).
Connections
Married Annalyne LouiseHall, October 25, 1958. Children: Benjamin Lewis III, Jane Kristen.
