Background
Spellman, Mitchell Wright was born on December 1, 1919 in Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. Son of Frank Jackson and Altonette Beulah (Mitchell) Spellman.
academic administrator educator Surgeon
Spellman, Mitchell Wright was born on December 1, 1919 in Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. Son of Frank Jackson and Altonette Beulah (Mitchell) Spellman.
AB magna cum laude, Dillard University, 1940. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Dillard University, 1983. Doctor of Medicine, Howard University, 1944.
Doctor of Philosophy in Surgery, University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1955. Doctor of Science (honorary), Georgetown University, 1974. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Florida, 1977.
Intern Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital, 1944-1945, assistant resident in surgery, 1945-1946, Howard University and Freedmen's Hospital, Washington, 1946-1947, chief resident in thoracic surgery, 1947-1948, teaching assistant in physiology, 1948-1949, chief resident in surgery, 1949-1950, teaching assistant in surgery, 1950-1951. Assistant professor surgery Howard University, 1954-1956, associate professor, 1956-1960, professor, 1960-1968. Director Howard surgery service at District of Columbia General Hospital, 1961-1968.
Fellow in surgery University Minnesota, 1951-1954. Senior resident in surgery University Minnesota Medical School and Hospital, 1951—1954. Dean Charles R. Drew Postgraduate Medical School, Los Angeles, 1969-1977, professor surgery, 1969-1978.
Assistant dean, professor surgery School Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, 1969-1978. Clinical professor surgery School Medical, University Southern California, 1969-1978. Dean for medical services, professor surgery Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1978-1990, dean emeritus for medical services, since 1990, dean emeritus for international projects, since 1990, professor surgery emeritus, since 1990.
Director international exchange programs Harvard Medical International, since 1995. Executive vice president Harvard Medical Center, 1978-1990. Fellow Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences.
Visiting professor Stanford University, 1975-1976. Board directors Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, 1971-1989. Member District of Columbia Board Examiners in Medicine and Osteopathy, 1955-1968.
Member National Review Committee for Regional Medical Programs, 1968-1970. Special medical advisory group, national surgical consultant VA, 1969-1973. Member Commission for Study Accreditation of Selected Health Educational Programs, 1970-1972.
Chairman advisory committee branch medical devices National Heart and Lung Institute, 1972. American health delegate to visit People's Republic of China, 1973. Honorary director State Mutual Companies, since 1990.
Member committee mandatory retirement in higher education NAS/National Research Council, 1989-1991. Panel on international programs The National Library Medicine, 1996-1997. Advisory board faculty medicine and health science United Arab Emirates University, since 2004.
Past board directors Sun Valley Forum on National Health. Member ethics advisory board Department of Health, 1977-1981. Board directors Harvard Community Health Plan, 1979-1984.
Former trustee Occidental College. Former board overseers committee to visit university health service Harvard, board overseers Harvard Community Health Plan, 1984-1995. Former regent Georgetown University, board directors, 1986-1992.
Former visiting committee University Massachusetts Medical Center. Member board visitors University of California at Los Angeles School Medicine. Member corporation Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Advisory board PEW Scholars Program in biomedical Sciences, 1984-1986. Board directors Medical Education for South African Blacks, since 1985. Advisory board United Arab Emirates University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, since 2004.
Member American Medical Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors, American College of Surgeons, National Medical Association (William A. Sinkler Surgery award 1968), Society University Surgeons, American College Cardiology, American Surgical Association, Institute Medicine of National Academy of Sciences (chairman program committee 1977-1979, governing council 1978-1980), National Academy Practice in Medicine, American Association Sovereign Military Order of Malta (Knights and Dames of Malta), Society Black Academy Surgeons, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Corporation (life member emeritus), Cosmos Club.
Married Billie Rita Rhodes, June 27, 1947 (deceased). Children: Frank A., Michael A. (deceased), Mitchell A., Maria S. Weaver, Melva A., Mark A., Manly A. (deceased), Rita S. Parks. Married Adrienne Foster Williams, February 14, 2001 (deceased December 2001).