Loy McAfee (1868 – 1941) was an American surgeon, bibliographer, and editor. She also had a degree in law.
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| Born | 1868 Paulding County, near Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Died | 1941 |
| Alma mater | Indiana Medical College, MD, 1904; National Law School, LLB, 1926 |
| Occupation(s) | Surgeon, bibliographer, editor |
| Employer | Office of the Surgeon General |
| Notable work | "The Medical Department of the United States Army in the World War," editor. |
Early life and education
editLoy McAfee was born in Paulding County, Georgia, in 1868.[1] She attended Medical College of Indiana, graduating with her MD in 1904.[1][2][3]
Early career
editShe worked in the medical publishing industry in New York until 1918 and served as a contract surgeon in the United States Army Medical Corps from 1918 to 1921.[1] McAfee was one of fifty-five women who signed on to serve as contract surgeons during World War I.[4] She earned a salary equivalent to that of first lieutenant, though she did not hold an official rank.[2] She was assigned to the Office of the Surgeon General on May 17, 1918, and served as the secretary to the Board of Publication.[2][5] This position was in the Library of the Surgeon General's Office, the forerunner to the National Library of Medicine.[6][7] At the Library, McAfee worked as a bibliographer and compiler for the Index-Catalogue.[6][8] After 1921, McAfee worked in a civilian post and continued working on similar tasks.[1]
McAfee started working towards her law degree at the National Law School in Washington, D.C., in the 1920s, earning her LLB in 1926.[1]
Research and publications
editLoy McAfee led the effort to document the activities of the Army Medical Department during World War I.[4] She provided editorial direction for "The Medical Department of the United States Army in the World War", a 15-volume work completed in 1930.[1][9] Several parts were reviewed in JAMA.[10]
McAfee published "Social Medicine, Medical Economics and Miscellany " in the Journal of the American Medical Association.[11]
Later life
editMcAfee died in 1941 from complications of a stomach operation.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Dr. Loy McAfee". Changing the Face of Medicine. June 3, 2015. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ a b c "Items of Interest". The Women's Medical Journal. 28: 167. 1918. hdl:2027/hvd.32044103011565 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ The Docket, 1926, p. 123; National University School of Law. Accessed August 23, 2018
- ^ a b Now, Circulating (2018-03-29). "WWI—"Can Women Physicians Serve in the Army?"". Circulating Now from NLM. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ "Army Contract Surgeon Uniform". National Museum of American History. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ a b "Loy McAfee, M.D". collections.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ "A Brief History of NLM". www.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ Reznick, Jeffrey S. (Jeffrey Stephen) (2017). US National Library of Medicine. Koyle, Kenneth M.,, National Library of Medicine (U.S.). Charleston, South Carolina. ISBN 9781467126083. OCLC 973111951.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Nodjimbadem, Katie. "How World War I Influenced the Evolution of Modern Medicine". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ "The Medical Department of the United States Army in the World War. Volume I: The Surgeon General's Office. Prepared under the Direction of Major Gen. M. W. Ireland, M.D., Surgeon General of the Army". JAMA. 81 (12): 1043–1044. 1923. doi:10.1001/jama.1923.02650120075036.
- ^ McAfee, M.D., Loy (Jan 1919). "Social Medicine, Medical Economics and Miscellany". Journal of the American Medical Association. 72 (6): 445. doi:10.1001/jama.1919.02610060059036. hdl:2027/mdp.39015082605646 – via HathiTrust.