My Weekly Russell: 14) Russell’s 1979 Curriculum Vitae

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My Weekly Russell: 14) Russell’s 1979 Curriculum Vitae

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Gentle Reader,

Today’s post is another attempt to provide a bird’s-eye view of Russell’s autobiography. I, as a non-scholar of a Jude-the-Obscure-stamp, yet found many items of interest mentioned in Russell’s CV which space precludes from unpacking here. Next week, we will once again attempt to veer back into a somewhat coherent narrative with a (hopefully) generous helping of uncorrelated quotes from our hero.

The following is Russell’s autobiography, From Heart to Heart (Quality Press, Inc: Russell M. Nelson. 1979) from his chapter Annual Highlights (1960 – 1978) pp. 306 - 317
”Russell M. Nelson” wrote: Curriculum Vitae
1979

Russell M. Nelson, M.D., Ph.D.
[Address] Salt Lake City, Utah 84105

Born
September 9, 1924, Salt Lake City, Utah

Married
August 31, 1945, to Dantzel White

Children
[Lists names of children, cities where born, and birthdates from 1948 to 1972]

Education
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Degrees: B.A., 1945; M.D., 1947
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Degree: Ph.D., 1954
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Degree: Sc.D. (Hon.), May 29, 1970

Internship
University of Minnesota Hospitals, Minneapolis, 1947-48

Residencies
Assistant Resident in Surgery, University of Minnesota Hospitals, Minneapolis, 1948-51
First Assistant Resident in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1953-54
Senior Resident in Surgery, University of Minnesota Hospitals, Minneapolis, 1954-55

Fellowships and Awards
Post doctorate Research Fellow of the National Heart Institute, U.S. Public Health Service, 1949-50
Cancer Trainee, National Cancer Institute, U.S. Public Health Service, 1953-55
Markle Scholar in the Medical Sciences, 1957-59
Distinguished Service Award, State of Utah, 1956
Fellowship of Medici Publici, University of Utah College of Medicine, June 3, 1966
Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Utah, February 28, 1967
Honorary Doctorate of Science, Brigham Young University, 1970
Award of Merit from the Republic of Argentina, Ministry of Social Welfare, September 3, 1974, in recognition of contributions in cardiovascular surgery.
Distinguished Service Award, Utah State Medical Association, September 28, 1977
Citation, International Service, American Heart Association, March 1979.
Golden Plate Award, American Academy of Achievement, June 1979

Teaching Appointments
Research Professor of Surgery, University of Utah College of Medicine, 1970
Director, Cardiovascular-Thoracic Residency Training, University of Utah College of Medicine, 1967
Chairman, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, LDS Hospital, 1966-72

International and National Positions

Present
Member, Task Force on Program Needs and Allocation of Resources and Steering Committee, American Heart Association, 1978 -
National Consultant, Veterans Administration Cooperative Study on Heart Valve Replacement, 1977 -
Member, New England Mutual Life Insurance Company Policyholders' Advisory Committee, 1976 –

Past
Chairman, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery, and Member. Board of Directors, American Heart Association, 1976-78
Board of Directors, American Board of Thoracic Surgery Inc. 1972-78 Member, Board of Managers, Interamerican Society of Cardiology. 1972-74
Consultant in Surgery, Inter-Society Commission for Heart Disease Resources, 1969-72
Chairman, Advisory Council for Thoracic Surgery, American College of Surgeons, 1973-75
Regional Chairman, Mountain States, Manpower Committee on Thoracic Surgery, American Association for Thoracic Surgery and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 1972-74
Member, Committee on International Program, American Heart Association, 1971-73
Member, Central Committee for Medical and Community Programs, American Heart Association, 1967-69
Member, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Public Health Service's Medical Laboratory Services Advisory Committee, March 1968 to June 1969

Military Service
U.S. Naval Reserve, 1945-48
U.S. Army (1st Lt., Captain), 1951-53
(1) Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
(2) Surgical Research Team in Japan and Korea, 1951

Visiting Professorships
Visiting Professor of Surgery, Veterans Administration Hospital, Baylor University College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1968
Visiting Professor, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia, Mexico City, Mexico, March 1979

Honorary Scholastic Societies
Alpha Omega Alpha
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Eta Sigma
Phi Kappa Phi
Sigma Xi

Professional Societies
American College of Surgeons (President, Utah Chapter, 1967-68.
Chairman, Thoracic Surgery Advisory Council, 1973-75) American Heart Association (Chairman, Council on Cardiovascular
Surgery 1976-78; Board of Directors, 1976-78; Steering Committee1978-79)
American Medical Association
American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
American Surgical Association Directors of Thoracic Residencies (Secretary, 1967-70; President 1971-72)
Pan Pacific Surgical Association
Salt Lake County Medical Society
Salt Lake Surgical Society
Societé Internationale de Chirurgie
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Society of University Surgeons
Society for Vascular Surgery (Secretary, 1967-72; President, 1974-75)
Timpanogos Club (President, 1977-78)
Utah Heart Association (President, 1964-65)
Utah State Medical Association (Secretary, 1964-67; President, 1970-71)
Utah Thoracic Society
Western Society for Clinical Research
Western Surgical Association

Certification
Diplomate of National Board of Medical Examiners, 1949
Diplomate of American Board of Surgery, 1954
Diplomate of American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 1956

Listings
American Men and Women of Science
Dictionary of International Biography
Directory of American College of Surgeons
Directory of Medical Specialists
Men of Achievement
Who's Who in America
Who's Who in Religion
Who's Who in the West
Who's Who in the World


Affiliations (All Salt Lake City)
Surgical Staff, LDS Hospital
Surgical Staff, University of Utah Medical Center
Attending Surgeon, Veterans Administration Hospital
Courtesy Staff, St. Mark's Hospital
Courtesy Staff, Holy Cross Hospital
Courtesy Staff, Primary Children's Medical Center

Public Service
General President, Sunday School, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1971 -
Board of Governors, LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1970 -
Board of Directors, Deseret Gymnasium, 1971-75
Board of Directors, Promised Valley Playhouse, 1972 -
Board of Directors, Utah Blue Shield, 1969 -72
Board of Directors, Utah Blue Cross, 1969 -72
Member, National Advisory Board of Utah Symphony, 1976 -
Board of Directors, Zions First National Bank, Salt Lake City, 1979 –

Publications
[Lists 90 articles in medical journals that he authored or co-authored from 1950 to 1978]

Here is a little teaser for next week’s installment:
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Re: My Weekly Russell: 14) Russell’s 1979 Curriculum Vitae

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Gabriel wrote:
Fri Nov 26, 2021 8:55 pm
”Russell M. Nelson” wrote:
Education
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Degrees: B.A., 1945; M.D., 1947
A two-year medical degree. Nelson was probably inducted into the accelerated three-year MD program that was enacted by the US during WWII. That, and maybe he was allowed to overlap his BA with the MD a bit.

I think there are interesting timelines on his military service and his PhD. Maybe he was ABD when he entered the army? I would have hated to have had to complete my dissertation while still on active duty in a war zone.

He was 20 or 21 when he got his bachelor's? And 22 or 23 when he was awarded an MD? All told, Nelson was clearly a very gifted student.
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Morley wrote:
Sun Nov 28, 2021 3:31 pm
He was 20 or 21 when he got his bachelor's? And 22 or 23 when he was awarded an MD? All told, Nelson was clearly a very gifted student.
There was a lot less to know of medicine back then. Penicillin was still a fairly new thing. Surgery did not advance much till the Korean War when new techniques were introduced by Captains Hawkeye Pierce, Trapper McIntyre, and Russel M. Nelson.
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Re: My Weekly Russell: 14) Russell’s 1979 Curriculum Vitae

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Morley wrote:
Sun Nov 28, 2021 3:31 pm
Gabriel wrote:
Fri Nov 26, 2021 8:55 pm

A two-year medical degree. Nelson was probably inducted into the accelerated three-year MD program that was enacted by the US during WWII. That, and maybe he was allowed to overlap his BA with the MD a bit.

I think there are interesting timelines on his military service and his PhD. Maybe he was ABD when he entered the army? I would have hated to have had to complete my dissertation while still on active duty in a war zone.

He was 20 or 21 when he got his bachelor's? And 22 or 23 when he was awarded an MD? All told, Nelson was clearly a very gifted student.
You are correct. Russell attended school year-round for at least a year to finish his undergraduate studies concurrently with medical school.
”Russell M. Nelson wrote:Then in 1945, the break came that made our marriage possible. My application for the V-12 Program of the United States Naval Reserve was accepted! This meant that I would continue through medical school as an apprentice seaman in the Navy, while they would finance my tuition and books and give me a salary (as apprentice seaman) which as I recall was around $125 a month. That paved the way for us, at least in part, to become financially solvent enough to proceed with our marriage.

During the summer of 1945, I enrolled in classes in the Music Department, taking keyboard harmony, and special piano lessons from Professor William O. Peterson. I worked hard to take advantage of these opportunities, for now I realized that I really wanted to develop the musical abilities that had been so encouraged by Mother and Daddy so many years ago. Dantzel was really pleased with my progress.

We were married in the Salt Lake Temple on August 31, 1945. by Nicholas G. Smith, who shortly thereafter became one of the General Authorities of the Church. He performed a beautiful ceremony.
Russell left for Korea in June of ’51 to inspect MASH units, as well as some hospitals in Southern Japan. He returned later that fall and was already called to the Bishopric of the Washington DC ward by December of that year. He served under Bishop L. Blaine Liljenquist who, coincidentally, is the very person to whom Russell wrote a handwritten greeting in the copy of the book now in my possession.

He graduated from medical school just shy of his 23rd birthday. It was a pretty grueling program in which half of the students washed out.

Dantzel, too, was a precocious student. She was only sixteen when Russell met her at the U. of U.

by the way Morley, I always look forward to your artistic avatars.
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