# James A. Knight > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/James_A._Knight > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/James_A._Knight.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Knight > Source revision: 1344876275 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Psychiatrist, theologian, medical ethicist and minister}} thumb|James A. Knight, MD '''James A. Knight, MD''' (October 20, 1918 – July 17, 1998) was a [psychiatrist](/source/psychiatrist), [theologian](/source/theologian), [medical ethicist](/source/medical_ethicist), and ordained [Methodist](/source/Methodist) minister.[New Orleans Times Picayune](/source/New_Orleans_Times_Picayune) obituary, July 18, 1998. His principal contributions were in medical student development, the intersection of psychiatry and religion, ethical issues in medicine, and the understanding of [conscience](/source/conscience). Knight was born in [St. George, South Carolina](/source/St._George%2C_South_Carolina), on October 20, 1918. He graduated from [Wofford College](/source/Wofford_College) and earned his MD at [Vanderbilt University](/source/Vanderbilt_University). He completed his post-graduate medical training at [Grady Hospital](/source/Grady_Hospital) in [Atlanta, Georgia](/source/Atlanta%2C_Georgia), and at [Duke University Hospital](/source/Duke_University_Hospital) in [Durham, North Carolina](/source/Durham%2C_North_Carolina). Additionally, Knight completed a [Master of Divinity Degree](/source/Master_of_Divinity) at Duke University and a [Master of Public Health](/source/Master_of_Public_Health) degree from Tulane University. Knight held the Harkness Chair in Psychiatry and Religion at [Union Theological Seminary](/source/Union_Theological_Seminary_in_the_City_of_New_York) in New York.Albert C. Outler, [https://www.springer.com/psychology/journal/11089 Pastoral Psychology], vol. 14, no. 9, p. 4 (1963). He then served in a variety of administrative posts, including Dean of Admissions at [Tulane University School of Medicine](/source/Tulane_University_School_of_Medicine), where he promoted the admission of people of diverse ethnic and educational backgrounds into medical school. Knight was the first Dean of the newly formed [Texas A&M University College of Medicine](/source/Texas_A%26M_University_College_of_Medicine), a post he held for five years (1973 - 1978).[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/kct45 Texas State Historical Society], accessed April 6, 2012. He subsequently left university administrative posts to finish his career as a professor at [Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans](/source/Louisiana_State_University_School_of_Medicine_in_New_Orleans) and return to the Texas A&M College of Medicine as professor from 1992 - 1997.Charles C. Sprague, foreword in "Doctor-To-Be: Coping with the Trials and Triumphs of Medical School", James A. Knight, Appleton-Century-Crofts, publishers, 1981, {{ISBN|0-8385-1722-6}}. Knight's many awards included the Distinguished Alumni Award from [Wofford College](/source/Wofford_College) in 1971,[http://www.wofford.edu/library/archives/content.aspx?id=30918 The National Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award of Wofford College] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528055001/http://www.wofford.edu/library/archives/content.aspx?id=30918 |date=2010-05-28 }}, accessed March 20, 2012. and one for his leadership of the Society for Health and Human Values.The Society for Health and Human Values became part of the [http://www.asbh.org/ American Society for Bioethics and Humanities] as of 1998. He was a member of the [Society for the Scientific Study of Religion](/source/Society_for_the_Scientific_Study_of_Religion). Knight earned a fellowship from the [World Health Organization](/source/World_Health_Organization) for study at the [C.G. Jung Institute](/source/C.G._Jung_Institute) in [Zürich, Switzerland](/source/Z%C3%BCrich%2C_Switzerland), in 1961. During [World War II](/source/World_War_II), he served as a [U.S. Navy](/source/U.S._Navy) [Chaplain](/source/Chaplain) on the [USS Sanctuary](/source/USS_Sanctuary) [Haven-class hospital ship](/source/Haven-class_hospital_ship). He died on July 17, 1998, at the age of 79. ==External links== * [http://medicine.tamhsc.edu/basic-sciences/him/awards/knight-award-leadership.html James A. Knight Award for Leadership in Medicine]. * [http://tulane.edu/som/StudentAffairs/our-staff.cfm James A. Knight Chair of Humanities and Ethics in Medicine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414063634/http://tulane.edu/som/StudentAffairs/our-staff.cfm |date=2012-04-14 }} at Tulane University School of Medicine. * A 1963 [https://doi.org/10.1007%2FBF01769752 photograph of Knight] can be viewed on-line. ==Selected books== * "Doctor-To-Be: Coping with the Trials and Triumphs of Medical School", James A. Knight, Appleton-Century-Crofts, publishers, 1981, {{ISBN|0-8385-1722-6}}. * "A Psychiatrist Looks at Religion and Health", Abington Press, New York, 1964. * "For the Love of Money: Human Behavior and Money", J.B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1968. ==References== {{Reflist|2}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Knight, James A.}} Category:1918 births Category:1998 deaths Category:American psychiatrists Category:Tulane University faculty Category:Wofford College alumni Category:Vanderbilt University School of Medicine alumni Category:Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine alumni Category:20th-century American medical doctors Category:People from St. George, South Carolina --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [James A. Knight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Knight) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Knight?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.