Jimmie C. Holland

Jimmie Cristine Holland (9 April 1928[1] – 24 December 2017) was an American medical researcher and psychiatrist. She was born in Nevada, Texas. She was the founder of the field of psycho-oncology.[2]

In 1977, she worked with two colleagues to establish a full-time psychiatric service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.[3] The program was one of the first of its kind in cancer treatment, and trained its psychologists to specialize in issues specific to people with cancer.[3]

Holland died of a heart attack on 24 December 2017 in New York City at the age of 89.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Jimmie C. Holland, horoscope for birth date 9 April 1928, born in Forney, with Astrodatabank biography - Astro-Databank". www.astro.com.
  2. ↑ National Library of Medicine, Changing the Face of Medicine. Dr. Jimmie C. Holland Page accessed March 28, 2016
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rosenthal, Elizabeth (20 Jul 1997). "Scientist at Work: Jimmie Holland; Listening to the Emotional Needs of Cancer Patients". New York Times. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  4. ↑ The ASCO Post (December 26, 2017). "Oncology World Mourns the Loss of Jimmie C. Holland, MD, Founder, Field of Psycho-Oncology". The ASCO Post. American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO). Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.