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John Perry Hubbard
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John P. Hubbard, MD (1903-1990)

Dr. Hubbard served as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) for 25 years until his retirement in 1974. He was nationally as well as internationally recognized for his leadership in developing more reliable and objective testing methods for medical education and medical licensure. Dr. Hubbard was recognized as the voice of the NBME in its unending quest for measuring “ever more precisely” the qualifications for medical practice in the United States. He had an equally distinguished career in other fields of medicine including major contributions to pediatric practice, medical research, teaching, and public health services.

His early career in pediatrics was marked by his 1939 pioneering surgery with Dr. Robert E. Gross in the first successful ligation of a patent ductus arteriosus at Children's Medical Center in Boston. http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=285275 On the occasion of receiving the American Heart Association’s Award of Merit in 1966, John Hubbard was credited with finding "the key which unlocked the door to cardiac surgery."

In the United States Army Air Force, Colonel Hubbard served from 1942-1945 receiving the distinguished decoration of the Order of Dannebrog from the Danish government for his role as Chief of the Public Health section of the military mission in Denmark.

Following the war, Dr. Hubbard directed a notable nationwide study of child health services and pediatric education that was conducted by the Academy of Pediatrics with support by the United States Public Health Service and the United States Children's Bureau. In recognition of this work, the Lasker Group Award was presented to the Academy of Pediatrics in 1949.

From 1950 to 1966 Dr. Hubbard held the position of George S. Pepper Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine and Chairman of the Department at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and was then named Emeritus Professor.

In 1950, Dr. Hubbard became the Chief Executive of the NBME. As Executive Director and President of the NBME, he made extraordinary contributions to assuring the professional competence of doctors seeking initial medical licensure in the United States. Under his leadership the NBME combined the sciences of testing and medicine with the adaptation of objective testing methods to medical education. Dr. Hubbard’s strong personal commitment over a 20-year period to the attainment of a cooperative relationship between the state medical licensing boards and the NBME led to the development of the Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX). With practically all state boards accepting both the NBME and the FLEX examinations, the United States achieved the foundation of a uniform standard of qualification for medical practice.

In special tribute, on the occasion of his retirement, Dr. Hubbard was elected President Emeritus by the membership of the NBME. Upon retirement from the NBME in 1974, Dr. Hubbard was elected President of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia for two consecutive terms. While he was President, a new Division for the History of Medicine was established as a center for teaching and research in the history of medical sciences in relation to current issues.

Dr. Hubbard's service to the public and to his profession was unstinting. From 1952 to 1964 he served on the Board of Health of the City of Philadelphia and in 1959 he was elected President of The Heart Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania.

International recognition of his distinguished service to medical education is evident in the action of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada when it conferred upon him the first Duncan Graham Award in 1969 for "distinguished service and contribution in the field of medical education” and in 1977 when he received an honorary degree from Uppsala University in Sweden for his major contributions worldwide to the field of evaluation in medicine. In 1971 the American College of Physicians bestowed upon him the title of Master of the American College of Physicians and in 1976 he was chosen as the recipient of the Pennsylvania Medical Society Distinguished Service Award for “his service to the science and art of medicine and for his life and activity which reflect great credit on the profession."

In 1983, the NBME recognized Dr. Hubbard's visionary leadership, which consistently enhanced the quality of NBME programs and services and led to its position of national prominence, by establishing in perpetuity the John P. Hubbard Award to be given annually to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the pursuit of excellence in the field of evaluation in medicine. http://www.nbme.org/about/hubbard/hubbard-main.html

Dr. Hubbard received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1931. He was board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.

Dr. Hubbard married Dorothy Allen on June 30, 1933 in Wilmington, Delaware. In their 50 plus years of marriage they had two children, Elizabeth Hubbard Edgerton and Florence Hubbard Lloyd and seven grandchildren.

-- Sources: http://www.abms.org/About_ABMS/ABMS_History/ABMS_Bios_D_H.aspx http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990-12-02/news/9004090768_1_pediatric-philadelphia-board-teaching-and-research-center http://www.pahx.org/hubbard-john-p http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1877084 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Molly Lloyd (talk • contribs) 21:47, 22 October 2012 (UTC)