Coy Cornelius Carpenter

Coy Cornelius Carpenter (1898–1988) was a prominent medical educator and researcher in the United States. He served as the Vice President for Health Affairs and the Dean of the Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University from 1936 to 1967.

Early Life and Education[edit | edit source]

Coy Cornelius Carpenter was born in 1898 in North Carolina. He completed his undergraduate studies at Wake Forest College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1921. He then pursued his medical education at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, earning his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1925.

Career[edit | edit source]

After completing his medical education, Carpenter returned to North Carolina and joined the faculty of the two-year Wake Forest College Medical School in Wake Forest, North Carolina. In 1936, he was appointed as the Vice President for Health Affairs and the Dean of the newly established four-year Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Under his leadership, the school grew into a nationally recognized institution for medical education and research.

Carpenter's research focused on cardiovascular disease, and he made significant contributions to the understanding of hypertension and heart disease. He was also instrumental in establishing the North Carolina Baptist Hospital as a major medical center in the region.

Legacy[edit | edit source]

Carpenter's contributions to medical education and research have had a lasting impact on the field. The Coy C. Carpenter Library at the Wake Forest School of Medicine is named in his honor, recognizing his dedication to advancing medical knowledge and improving patient care.