Background
Leonard, John Charles was born on December 21, 1903 in New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Samuel C. and Bertha May (Sickafuse) Leonard.
Leonard, John Charles was born on December 21, 1903 in New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Samuel C. and Bertha May (Sickafuse) Leonard.
Bachelor of Science, Westminster College, 1924. Doctor of Medicine Yale, 1932.
Deceased). Inter University Hospitals, Cleveland, 1932-1934. Assistant resident physician New Haven Hospital, 1934-1935, chief resident physician, 1935-1936. Instructor Yale School Medicine, 1935-1941, associate professor medicine, 1947-1963, clinical professor medicine, since 1963.
Director rural hospitals division Commonwealth Foundation, New York City, 1941-1942.
Director clinic, also director medical education Hartford Hospital, 1942-1945, director medical education, since 1947. Associate professor medicine Tufts U. Medical School, also director Pratt Diagnostic Clinic, Boston, 1945-1947.
Chairman postgraduate medical education committee American Medical Association, also member committee continuing medical education, 1955-1964. Chairman exams committee Ednl.
Council Foreign Medical Graduate, since 1957.
Chairman Connecticut Chronic Disease Commission, 1949-1955. Advising committee U. Connecticut School Medicine, since 1962. Education committee Connecticut Cancer Society, since 1952.
Served as surgeon United States Public Health Service, 1942-1945. Member American College of Physicians (governor for Connecticut 1951-1961, national Second vice president 1961-1962, national board regents since 1962), American Clinical and Climatological Association, Yale Medical Society, Beaumont Medical History Society, Hartford Medical Society (president 1964-1965), Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Margaret Womer, June 10, 1931.