Background
Frommeyer, Walter Benedict was born on November 23, 1916 in Cincinnati. Son of Walter Benedict and Alma (Donahue) Frommeyer.
Frommeyer, Walter Benedict was born on November 23, 1916 in Cincinnati. Son of Walter Benedict and Alma (Donahue) Frommeyer.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Cincinnati, 1939, Doctor of Medicine (Peter T. Kilgour award 1942), 1942.
Intern Cincinnati General Hospital, 1942-1943, junior assistant resident, senior assistant resident, 1946-1948. Research fellow medicine Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, also assistant medicine Harvard Medical School, 1948-1949. Director Tumor Clinic, U. Hospital and Hillman Clinic, chief medical service Birmingham Veterans Administration Hospital., 1953-1954.
Member of faculty University of Alabama School Medicine, 1949-1979, associate dean, 1954-1957, professor medicine, 1957-1979, Distinguished professor of University Alabama System, 1968-1979, distinguished faculty lecturer, 1971, department chairman medicine, 1957-1968, director physicians’ assistant program, 1972-1976, director student health service, 1973-1976, editor-in-chief Alabama Journal Medical Sciences, 1973-1979, chairman institutional review board for human use, 1972-1977.
Physician-in-chief University Hospital, 1957-1968, chief staff, 1963-1964, 65-66. Chairman dean’s committee Birmingham Veterans Administration Hospital., 1954-1959.
Member of faculty University of Alabama School Medicine, 1949-1979, associate dean, 1954-1957, professor medicine, 1957-1979, Distinguished professor of University Alabama System, 1968-1979, distinguished faculty lecturer, 1971, department chairman medicine, 1957-1968, director physicians’ assistant program, 1972-1976, director student health service, 1973-1976, editor-in-chief Alabama Journal Medical Sciences, 1973-1979, chairman institutional review board for human use, 1972-1977. Member of Executive Committee Jefferson County Coordinating Council Health Services, 1955. Served from First lieutenant to major Military Cross, Australia, 1943-1946.
Fellow American College of Physicians (master, Board of Governors 1960-1966, board regents 1967-1975, vice president 1969-1970, Executive Committee board regents 1968-1975, chairman annual science session committee 1967-1970, Chairman of Commission educational activities 1970, Chairman of Commission postgraduate courses.
Member Southern Medical Association (past secretary section medicine), Southern Society Clinical Investigation, Visiting Nurses Association (past Clubs: Mountain Brook.
Member editorial advisory board Nutrition Today. Member editorial advisory board Journal Family Practice, 1974-1979.
Married Elizabeth Ann Lee, January 8, 1944. Children: Elizabeth Lee, Virginia (Benners).