Background
Strain, James Ellsworth was born on April 23, 1923 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Son of Elmer Ellsworth and Tessa Elizabeth (Stevens) Strain.
educator medical pediatrician association administrator
Strain, James Ellsworth was born on April 23, 1923 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Son of Elmer Ellsworth and Tessa Elizabeth (Stevens) Strain.
AB, Phillips University, Enid, Oklahoma, 1945. Doctor of Medicine, University Colorado, Denver, 1947.
Intern Minneapolis General Hospital, 1947—1948. Resident in pediatrics Denver Children's Hospital, 1948—1950, president medical staff, 1964, director genetic unit, 1982—1986. Private practice specializing in pediatrics Denver, 1950—1986.
Executive director American Academy Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, Illinois, 1986—1993, retired, 1993. President medical board Colorado General Hospital, 1969—1970. Clinical professor pediatrics University Colorado Medical Center, 1969—1986, since 1993, University Chicago, 1987—1993.
Member Colorado Medical Advisory Council for Title 19, 1968—1975, chairman, 1968—1971. Member Task Force on Iowa Health Care Standards Project, 1984—1985. Presenter numerous professional conferences.
Captain United States Army, 1953-1955.
Member Colorado Commission on Children and Youth, 1971—1975. Trustee Phillips University, since 1974. Fellow: American Academy Pediatrics (Clifford Grulee award 1985).
Member: American Medical Association, American Public Health Association, Institute Medicine National Academy of Sciences, Ambulatory Pediatric Association, Canada Pediatric Society, Denver Medical Society, Colorado Medical Society, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Ruby Lee Shepard. Children: James A., John D., Janet M. Strain McKinney, Jeffrey Lee Phillips-Strain.