James P. Carter (1933-2014) biographical file
Abstract
Dates
- 1966-2014
- 1966-2014
Biographical/Historical Note
Born in Chicago on October 7, 1933 to Dr. Morris and Ruth (Puckette) Carter, he received both his undergraduate and MD degrees from Northwestern University, and attained MS and DPH degrees from Columbia University School of Public Health and Administrative Medicine. Dr. Carter was an expert in malnutrition and hunger in underserved rural and urban populations in United States and Africa --particularly the effects of poor nutrition on growth and development. After retiring from Tulane, he moved to Mandeville, LA where he was director of a private clinic. He died on February 12, 2014.
Extent
0 Linear Feet (Digital files contains newspaper clippings, and published obituary about the career of Dr. Carter )
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- James P. Carter (1933-2014) biographical file
- Author
- Processed by Special Collections Staff JT
- Date
- 2018-12-03
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the VUMC Historical Images and Biographies Repository
Eskind Biomedical Library
2209 Garland Ave.
Nashville TN 37232
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