Background
Merritt, John Augustus was born on November 1, 1931 in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States.
Merritt, John Augustus was born on November 1, 1931 in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States.
AB, Dartmouth College, 1954; Doctor of Medicine, Yale University, 1958.
Intern, Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, New York, 1958-1959;
resident in internal medicine, Bostoon City Hospital, 1959-1961;
clinical fellow in hematology, Bostoon City Hospital, 1961-1962;
research fellow in hematology, Bostoon City Hospital, 1962-1963;
associate visiting physician I and II medical services, Bostoon City Hospital, 1966-1970;
assistant professor medicine, U. Maryland. School Medicine, Baltimore, 1970-1972;
assistant professor, associate professor, professor medicine, U. Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, 1972-1988;
chief geriatric medicine, Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven, since 1988. Assistant professor department medicine Tufts U. School Medicine, Boston, 1967-1970.
Lecturer medicine Harvard University School Medicine, Boston, 1969-1970. Attending physician Boston Veterans Administration Hospital., 1966-1970. Chief division hematology York (Pennsylvania) Hospital, 1970-1972.
Chief division medicine and geriatric medicine Worcester City Hospital, 1985-1988. Training Geriatric Education Center, Harvard University, 1986-1987. Assistant clinical professor medicine Yale University School Medicine, New Haven, since 1989.
Fellow American College of Physicians. Member American Geriatric Society (co-founder, board directors Massachusetts committee), Gerontological Society American, National Council on Aging, Connecticut Medical Society (house of deals, Board of Governors), New Haven County Medical Association.