Background
Coffen, T. Homer was born on July 16, 1877 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Son of Charles William and Emma F. (Cook) Coffen.
Coffen, T. Homer was born on July 16, 1877 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Son of Charles William and Emma F. (Cook) Coffen.
Bachelor of Science, Penn College, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1901, Master of Science, 1904. Doctor of Medicine Johns Hopkins University, 1906. Post graduate study, Vienna, 1913-1923, 31, Berlin, 1913, Paris, 1913, London, 1923-1931.
Instructor in pathology and medicine, New York Post-Graduate Medical school and Hospital, 1906-1913. Instructor clinical pathology Cornell Medical School, New York, New York, 1909-1913. Attending physician, Out Patients Department, 2d division, Bellevue Hospital, New York, 1909-1913.
Instructor in medicine University of Oregon Medical School, 1914-1918, in charge Department of Medicine, 1924-1929, clinical professor of medical since 1924.
Served as captain medical corps United States Army, 1918-1919. Fellow American College of Physicians (governor 1924-1940, regent 1940-1946, 3d vice president, since 1946), American Medical Association. Member American Heart Association (treasurer 1938-1943), Oregon Medical Association, Multnomah County Medical Society, North. Pacific Society Internal Medicine.
Club: Pacific Interburban Clinical.
Married Lena West, December 17, 1906. Children: Charles West, Margaret (Mistress Margaret C. White).