Background
Duffy, Mary Brock was born on February 8, 1920 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of George Harrison and Mary Belle (Gibson) Brock.
Duffy, Mary Brock was born on February 8, 1920 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of George Harrison and Mary Belle (Gibson) Brock.
AB, Allegheny College, 1941. Doctor of Medicine, University Pennsylvania, 1944. Master in Public Health, University North Carolina, 1962.
Intern Philadelphia General Hospital, 1944—1945. Resident Children's Hospital, Philadelphia, 1945—1946, Babies Hospital, Wilmington, North Carolina, 1946—1947. Practice medicine specializing pediatrics New Bern, 1947—1951.
Assistant director Knox County Health Department, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1962—1967, director, since 1967. Lecturer on health administration University Tennessee, 1968—1978. Preceptor, family practice residency program University Tennessee Memorial Hospital, Knoxville, since 1968.
Regional director Knoxville-Knox County Region, Tennessee, Department Health and Environment, Knoxville, since 1984. Board directors Knox Clean Air League, 1962—1968, Planned Parenthood, Knoxville, 1964—1967, Smokey Mountain Branch Arthritis Foundation, since 1981. Member planning council United Way, Knoxville, 1965—1971.
Medical advisor Knoxville-Knox County Headstart Program, since 1965. Member community action committee, Knoxville-Knox County, since 1968. Member planning council United Way, 1975—1981.
Member Leadership Knoxville, 1986—1987.
Fellow: American College Preventive Medicine. Member: American Medical Association, American Public Health Association (governing council member 1975-1983, since 1985), Alpha Chi Omega, Phi Beta Kappa, Tennessee Medical Association, Knoxville Academy Medicine, National Association county health Officers, Tennessee Public Health Association (president 1985-1986), Southern Health Association (governing council 1980-1985, executive committee member since 1984), United States Conference Local Health Officers, American Association Public Health Physicians (president 1980-1981), Leconte Club (Knoxville).
Married Richard N. Duffy, February 13, 1949 (deceased 1973). Children: Mary Gibson Duffy Andrews, Richard N. III, Randolph Brock, John Chapman.