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from private practice in 1990 but has continued his lifelong interest in history by publishing his
memoirs and several histories about Mechanicsville and the local region.
The J. Roy Guyther, M.D. Collection contains files related to his practice and career, including his
designation as Family Doctor of the Year of 1979, as well as articles and news releases about him
and correspondence from patients and colleagues. In addition, there are files related to Project
MORE, a student preceptorship program sponsored by the AAGP in the early 1960s. Also included
are files related to the shortage of family doctors in Maryland and health manpower training in that
state.
Haley, Alvin “Al” J., M.D. (1926- )
1966-1995
1 box – See also: Museum Collection; Photograph Collection; and Slide Collection
Alvin J. Haley, M.D., was born November 2, 1926, in Hartford City, Indiana. After high school he
entered the United States Naval Reserve and served as a Seaman First Class from 1945-1946. He
earned his B.S. in 1950 from Indiana University and his M.D. in 1953 from Indiana University
School of Medicine. Haley then completed a rotating internship, also in Indiana, at Lutheran Hospital
in Fort Wayne between 1953 and 1954. Haley opened his Private Practice in Family Medicine, his
first and only practice, in Fort Wayne in 1954 and continued in this stead for twenty-six years. Haley
joined the American Medical Association (AMA) that same year and became a member of the
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) the following year in 1955. In 1969, Haley
became President of the Indiana chapter (IAFP) after already serving as president of the Indiana State
Medical Association (ISMA). Four years later, Haley ventured into the academic community, while
maintaining his practice, serving as a Clinical Instructor of Family Medicine and an Assistant
Professor of Family Medicine at his alma mater, the Indiana University School of Medicine. He
served in these positions until 1980, the same year he left his practice. In 1980, Haley became the
Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine and held this post until 1987 when he was
promoted again, this time to Clinical Professor of Family Medicine. He had also been serving as the
Director of Family Practice Education at Methodist Hospital since 1980; he served in this stead until
1997. Moreover, Haley found time to also serve on the AAFP Board of Directors and to act as
chairman of the AAFP Commission on Education between 1982 and 1985. Haley has since retired,
but holds the honorary title of Emeritus Clinical Professor of Family Medicine for the Indiana
University School of Medicine.
The Alvin J. Haley, M.D. Collection consists of numerous documents pertaining to the AAFP
Scientific Assembly in 1982; ABFP Certificates for 1970, 1988, and 1995; ABFP Exam
Reminiscences; Numerous documents pertaining to ABFP Recertification (1977-1995);
Articles/Publications containing photos of Haley; AAFP Board of Directors Congratulations (1982);
Certificates Awarded to Haley; Curriculum Vitae and business cards; Correspondence (1979-1978,
1990); Fellowship Program and Article (1972); IAFP related documents (1966-68, 1982, 1994);
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