Background
Vaughn, Rufus Mahlon was born on October 31, 1924 in Ensley, Alabama, United States. Son of Rufus Samuel and Anna Martina (Fink) Vaughn.
Vaughn, Rufus Mahlon was born on October 31, 1924 in Ensley, Alabama, United States. Son of Rufus Samuel and Anna Martina (Fink) Vaughn.
Student, University Michigan, 1942-1943, 46-47; AB, Birmingham Southern College, 1949; Doctor of Medicine, Medical College Alabama, 1953.
Intern, United States Public Health Service Hospital, San Francisco, 1953-1954; resident in psychiatry, Indiana U. Hospital, Indianapolis, 1954-1956; resident in psychiatry, University of California Hospital, Los Angeles, 1956-1957; director psychiatry, Student Health Svc., U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1958-1959; researcher, Boston Eastern State Hospital, 1959-1961; associate professor psychiatry, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1961-1970; director, Palm Beach County Mental Health Center, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1970-1971; medical director, Lake Hospital and Clinic, Lake Worth, Florida, 1971-1973; director training, research, Southern Florida Eastern State Hospital, Hollywood, 1973-1974; superintendent, Southern Florida Eastern State Hospital, Hollywood, 1974; chief, Bureau Mental Hospital Superior vena cava syndrome, Florida Division Mental Health, Tallahassee, 1974-1975; private practice medicine specializing in forensic psychiatry, West Palm Beach, 1975-1987; senior physician, Northern Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center, Gainesville, 1982-1989; clinical professor psychiatry, U. Miami, 1973-1975; medical director, United States Public Health Service Reserve, since 1980; clinical associate professor psychiatry, U. Florida, since 1983; medical director, Mental Health Superior vena cava syndrome Inc., Gainesville, Florida, 1989-1994; consultant, Mental Health Superior vena cava syndrome Inc., Gainesville, Florida, since 1994.
With United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946.
Children: Stephen Andrew, Alexander.