Joseph Moylan
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Joseph Anthony Moylan is Founder and President of Durham Nativity School in Durham, North Carolina
. He is a former Clinical Professor of Surgery at the Duke University School of Medicine
and Medical Director of the International Patient Center at the Duke University Medical Center. Moylan played a seminal role in development modern day trauma centers. He also served at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research or Army Burn Center at the Brooke Army Medical Center
in San Antonio, Texas
during the Vietnam War
.
After retiring in 2002, Moylan and his wife, Carole, founded the Durham Nativity School, a middle school that provides education and physical, spiritual, social, and moral development for students of low-income urban families. The mission of the school is to prepare students from low-income backgrounds for a life of higher education and giving back. The school is a member of the NativityMiguel Network of Schools
.
Duke University awarded Moylan their Humanitarian Service Award in 2004 in recognition of his service work at the Durham Nativity School. And the Duke Medical Alumni Association awarded their Humanitarian Award to Moylan in 2010.
Moylan received his bachelor's degree from Fairfield University
in 1960 and medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine
. He completed his surgical residency in trauma care at the University of Washington Medical Center
in 1969.
Durham, North Carolina
Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...
. He is a former Clinical Professor of Surgery at the Duke University School of Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine
The Duke University School of Medicine is Duke University's medical school operating under the auspices of the Duke University Medical Center. Established in 1925 by James B...
and Medical Director of the International Patient Center at the Duke University Medical Center. Moylan played a seminal role in development modern day trauma centers. He also served at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research or Army Burn Center at the Brooke Army Medical Center
Brooke Army Medical Center
Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio is part of the United States Army Medical Command. It is a University of Texas Health Science Center and USUHS teaching hospital and contains the Army Burn Center....
in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
during the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
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After retiring in 2002, Moylan and his wife, Carole, founded the Durham Nativity School, a middle school that provides education and physical, spiritual, social, and moral development for students of low-income urban families. The mission of the school is to prepare students from low-income backgrounds for a life of higher education and giving back. The school is a member of the NativityMiguel Network of Schools
NativityMiguel Network of Schools
The NativityMiguel Network of Schools is a nonprofit 501 organization dedicated to providing a high quality, middle school education to low-income families across the nation...
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Duke University awarded Moylan their Humanitarian Service Award in 2004 in recognition of his service work at the Durham Nativity School. And the Duke Medical Alumni Association awarded their Humanitarian Award to Moylan in 2010.
Moylan received his bachelor's degree from Fairfield University
Fairfield University
Fairfield University is a private, co-educational undergraduate and master's level teaching-oriented university located in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942, and today is one of 28 member institutions of the...
in 1960 and medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine is one of the graduate schools of Boston University. Founded in 1848, the medical school holds the unique distinction as the first institution in the world to formally educate female physicians. Originally known as the New England Female Medical College, it was...
. He completed his surgical residency in trauma care at the University of Washington Medical Center
University of Washington Medical Center
The University of Washington Medical Center is a nationally renowned hospital located along the Montlake Cut and Portage Bay in the University District of Seattle, Washington, USA. It is one of the teaching hospitals affiliated with the University of Washington School of Medicine. UW Medical Center...
in 1969.