Background
Schless, James Murray was born on May 27, 1918 in New York City. Son of Maurice J. and Adele (Harwood) Schless.
Schless, James Murray was born on May 27, 1918 in New York City. Son of Maurice J. and Adele (Harwood) Schless.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1940; Doctor of Medicine, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1943.
Intern, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, 1944;
resident in internal medicine, New York Medical College/Metropolitan Hospital of New York, New York City, 1946-1947;
resident in pulmonary disease, Treadau Sanitarium, Saronac Lake, New York, 1947-1948;
private practice, Denver, 1948-1960;
director tuberculosis hospitals, State of Texas, Austin, 1960-1966;
director medical education, MacNeal Memorial Hospital, Berwyn, Illinois, 1966-1971;
director postgraduate medical education, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, 1971-1972;
chief of staff, trainee, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, 1972-1973;
chief of staff, VA Medical Center, Topeka, 1973-1974;
chief of staff, VA Medical Center, Allen Park, Michigan, 1974-1981;
chief of staff, VA Medical Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1981-1988;
independent consultant, Austin, since 1988. Instructor, assistant professor medicine, U. Colorado, Denver, 1948-1960. Clinical assistant professor medicine, Baylor University, Houston, 1960-1966.
Assistant, then associate professor.medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1966-1971. Associate professor medicine University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1971-1973. Professor medicine, assistant dean Wayne State University, Detroit, 1974-1981.
Assistant dean, Louisiana State University, Shreveport, 1981-1988.
Lieutenant United States Navy, 1944-1946, PTO. Fellow American College of Physicians, American College Chest Physicians. Member American Thoracic Society, Association American Medical Colleges, Society of Medical Consultant to Armed Forces of the United States, Association Military Surgeons United States.
Married Jane Gratz, June 2, 1943 (divorced 1959). Married Patsie Henery, September 24, 1960. Children: Barbara Jo Cassano, Michael James Schless.