Joy, Robert J.T.

Robert J. T. Joy received his B.S. from the University of Rhode Island in 1950 and graduated from the Yale School of Medicine in 1954. He trained in internal medicine at the Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington, D.C. Joy served in the army from 1954 to 1981, rising to the rank of colonel. He was commander of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Team in Vietnam and later Director of the WRAIR. In 1976 he founded the department of military medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and served as first Commandant. When he retired from the Army, he founded the USUHS section (later a department) of medical history which he headed until 1996.

From the guide to the Robert J. T. Joy Student Notes from Yale School of Medicine, 1950-1954, (Historical Library, Harvey Cushing / John Hay Whitney Medical Library)

Robert J. T. Joy graduated from the Yale School of Medicine in 1954.

From the description of Medical school notes, 1950-1953. (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 703652737

From the description of Medical school notes, 1950-1953. (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702172064