Robert Travis Jensen

Background

Jensen, Robert Travis was born on March 19, 1926 in Minot, North Dakota, United States. Son of John and Katherine N. (Arnold) Jensen.

Education

Student, Concordia College Bachelor, Denison U., 1946; Doctor of Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1949; Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 1958; Master in Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 1967.

Career

Commissioned captain, physician officer Medical corpus, United States army, Japan, Korea, 1950-1951; advanced through grades to colonel, United States Army, Maryland., 1967; retired, United States Army, Maryland., 1976; physician officer Medical Corps., United States Army, Korea, Japan, 1950-1951; physician officer Brooke Army Hospital, Walter Reed Institute Research, United States Army, 1952-1955; physician officer Fort Meade Hospital, United States Army, Maryland., 1955-1957; chief department public health Academy Health Science, United States Army, San Antonio, Texas, 1971-1976; missionary physician, Lutheran Church, Tanzania, 1957-1966; chief department health, education and welfare, United States Civil Administration, Okinawa, Ryuku Isls., 1969-1971; superintendent state chest hospitals, Department Health State of Texas, San Antonio, 1977-1982; associate professor department family practice Health Sciences Center, University Texas, San Antonio, 1983-1997; retired, University Texas, San Antonio, 1997; private practice in internal medicine, since 1997.

Achievements

• Robert Travis Jensen has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College Physicians, American College Preventive Medicine. Member American Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Connections

Married Rosemary Elizabeth McEachern. Children: Janet, Katherine, Tova Marie.

Father:

John Jensen

Mother:

Katherine N. (Arnold) Jensen

Spouse:

Rosemary Elizabeth McEachern

child:

Tova Marie Jensen

child:

Janet Jensen

child:

Katherine Jensen