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American surgeon and editor (1868–1941)
Loy McAfee, M.D.
Born1868
Paulding County, near Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Died1941
Alma materIndiana Medical College, MD, 1904; National Law School, LLB, 1926
Occupation(s)Surgeon, bibliographer, editor
EmployerOffice of the Surgeon General
Notable work"The Medical Department of the United States Army in the World War," editor.

Loy McAfee (1868 – 1941) was an American surgeon, bibliographer, and editor. She also had a degree in law.

Early life and education

Loy McAfee was born in Paulding County, Georgia, in 1868. She attended Medical College of Indiana, graduating with her MD in 1904.

Early career

She 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. McAfee was one of fifty-five women who signed on to serve as contract surgeons during World War I. She earned a salary equivalent to that of first lieutenant, though she did not hold an official rank. She was assigned to the Office of the Surgeon General on May 17, 1918, and served as the secretary to the Board of Publication. This position was in the Library of the Surgeon General's Office, the forerunner to the National Library of Medicine. At the Library, McAfee worked as a bibliographer and compiler for the Index-Catalogue. After 1921, McAfee worked in a civilian post and continued working on similar tasks.

McAfee started working towards her law degree at the National Law School in Washington, D.C., in the 1920s, earning her LLB in 1926.

Research and publications

Loy McAfee led the effort to document the activities of the Army Medical Department during World War I. She provided editorial direction for "The Medical Department of the United States Army in the World War", a 15-volume work completed in 1930. Several parts were reviewed in JAMA.

McAfee published "Social Medicine, Medical Economics and Miscellany " in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Later life

McAfee died in 1941 from complications of a stomach operation.

References

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  8. 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)
  9. Nodjimbadem, Katie. "How World War I Influenced the Evolution of Modern Medicine". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  10. "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.
  11. 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.
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