Male Nurses in History
Camillus de Lellis, St.
Founded a religious order devoted to healing the sick called the Brothers Hospitallars; patron saint of nurses and hospitals; pioneered special nursing units to help wounded soldiers that included training all nurs
Freely available Resources
- History: Saint Camillus, from Marywood University
- The story of Saint Camillus, blog post from the Order of St. Camillus USA Delegation
Subscription/paid Resources
- Camillus de Lellis (1550-1614), Patron Saint of Hospitals
- Harrison (2002) From gambler to Servant of the Sick
Christman, Luther
Became the first male Dean of a US School of Nursing when he accepted the position at Vanderbilt University in 1967; helped establish the National Male Nurse Association in 1974 (in 1981, it became the American Assembly for Men in Nursing)
Freely available Resources
- ANA Hall of Fame: Luther Christman
- Pioneering nurse Luther Christman dies at 96, from nurse.com
- Dr. Luther Christman, nursing pioneer, passes away at 96, from UMich School of Nursing
Subscription/paid Resources
- Christman (2007), Who is a nurse?
- Horton-Deutsch (2002), Christman’s principles for effective management
Derham, James
The first black person to open a medical practice in the US; trained and worked as a nurse while enslaved
Freely available Resources
- Black History Month Series, from UIC College of Nursing
- James Durham, physician, and healer born, from AAREG blog
Subscription/paid Resources
- Sullivan (1977), The education of black health professionals
- Wynes (1979), Dr. James Durham, Mysterious 18th century black physician: Man or myth?
Gonzalez, Hector Hugo
Attended SAC and the Robert B. Green Hospital SON; first Hispanic and male President of the of the ANA; first Mexican-American RN to earn a doctorate in the US; founding member of NAHN
Freely available Resources
- Bio, provided by the National Association of Hispanic Nurses
- Lifetime Achievement recognition, from Who’s Who
Hogan, Joe
Sued and won the right for men to attend a women’s only nursing program in Mississippi
Freely available Resources
- Case overview, from Britannica.com
- “Mississippi college enrolls first man,” from the NY Times Archive
- “Reinforcement of middle level review regarding gender classifications,” Pepperdine Law Review
Lyon, Edward T.
First male nurse commissioned in the Army Nurse Corps
Freely available Resources
- “The evolution of the male Army Nurse Corps Officers,” from the US Army Medical Department Office of Medical History
Subscription/paid Resources
- “Men as nurse anesthetists,” LaRocco (2015)
Tranbarger, Russell
Wrote the book Men in Nursing and was an advocate for men in nursing throughout his career; first recipient of Luther Christman Award from the ANA
Freely available Resources
- “Russell Eugene Tranbarger: Renaissance nurse,” Pollitt (2013)
- Brief bio, from Appalachian State University