Background
Mitchell, John Mckenney was born on September 23, 1895 in Centreville, Maryland, United States. Son of James Archibald and Eleanor Lux (McKenney) Mitchell.
physician educational director
Mitchell, John Mckenney was born on September 23, 1895 in Centreville, Maryland, United States. Son of James Archibald and Eleanor Lux (McKenney) Mitchell.
Bachelor of Arts, Trinity College, 1920, Doctor of Science (honorary), 1949. Doctor of Medicine cum laude, Yale, 1924. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Temple University, 1951.
Doctor of Science, Dickinson College, 1953, Union University, 1958.
Eleanor Janeway (Mistress Robert A. Huggins). Married second, Harriet Taylor Mauck, September 16, 1961. Intern-Resident New Haven Hospital, 1924-1927.
Practice, specializing in pediatrics, Philadelphia, 1927-1942.
Faculty, school medicine University of Pennsylvania, 1927-1962, professor pediatrics, 1952-1969, dean school medicine, 1948-1962. Director medical education Bryn Mawr Hospital, Pennsylvania, 1962-1966.
Director study pediatric education American Academy Pediatric Education, Commonwealth Fund, 1949.
Served as First lieutenant Infantry, United States Army, World War I. Fellow American Medical Association, American Academy Pediatrics (recipient Clifford Grulee award 1966). Member American Pediatric Society, Society for Pediatric Research, Association American Medical Colleges
(president 1958-1959), advisory board Medical Speciality (president 1956-1958), Association Hospital Directors of Medical Education, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha, Delta Psi, Nu Sigma Nu.
Married Eleanor A. Janeway, September 12, 1925. Married second, Harriet Taylor Mauck, September 16, 1961. Children: James Andrew.