Phi Chi (ΦΧ) is one of the oldest and largest international medical fraternities of its kind in the world.

Phi Chi evolved from the merging of two professional medical fraternities bearing the same name.

“October 26, 1894, at four o’clock, p.m., there assembled in the office of Doctor Clinton Kelly” of the faculty of the Louisville Medical College, “A.

On November 5, 1894, a committee was appointed to draft a constitution and not until November 17, were the first officers elected: Presiding Senior, McClung; Presiding Junior, Gossett; Secretary, Kennedy, and Powers, Treasurer (Judge Advocate and the minor officers had not been provided for).

Wedding, Chapman, and Shacklett were elected to membership and included with Gossett and Gray in the charter listing of members.

-President American College of Surgeons -President Southeastern Surgical Association -President Kentucky State Medical Association -Named by President Roosevelt as chairman of the national committee to co-operate with the Defense Commission on Public Health in 1940 -Pediatrician-In-Chief at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center -Developed the Pediatric Research Institute -Keynote speaker for the US as the 51st Inter-Parliamentary Conference in Brasília, Brasil, Appointed by John F. Kennedy -President World Medical Association 1963 -Appeared at Madison Square Gardens 1962 opposing the King Anderson Bill -Director of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States 1969-1975 -One of 2 US physicians honored to be included in "Caring Physicians of the World" 2005 -Debated and spoke with President John F. Kennedy, and Senators Hubert Humphrey, Patrick V. McNamara, William Proxmire, Jacob K. Javits, and Albert Gore, Sr. -President of Churchill Medical Society -Awarded membership of Japanese Orthopaedic Association -Only foreign recipient of the Second Order of the Sacred Treasure 1968 -Dean of Students Marquette University School of Medicine 1921-1928 -Johnson Space Center- consultant for astronaut selection program -Board of Councilors- The Carter Center -1949 Honorary Doctor of Laws, Tulane -Dean Post-graduate School of Medicine 1933-37, Tulane -1965-2000 Chancellor of New Orleans Medical Center -Founding member of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics -Founding member of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons -President of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons -2002 55th Recipient of the Roswell Park Medal -1914-1925 President of Medical College of Virginia -Distinguished Service Medal- WWI -French Medaille d'Honneur- WWI -Author of Principle of Surgery Published 1908 -One of the most decorated medical officers -President Aerospace Medical Association -First Army graduate of USAF School of Aviation Medicine -First aviation medical officer to receive flying status -Deputy Surgeon General 1969-1973 -First Commanding General of the U.S. Army Health Services Command -Honorary Doctoral Degree at Baylor University -Distinguished Service Medal -Legion of Merit with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters -United Nations Service Medal -Teacher of the Year- Emory more times than any other faculty member -Senior Civilian Consultant to the Surgeon General and United States Army -Member of the Armed Forces Medical Policy Council, Department of Defense, Health and Medical and was involved with the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology -Legion of Merit and the First Oak Leaf Cluster to the Legion of Merit -Brought to the White House to treat President Eisenhower participating in Eisenhower's emergency operation for ileitis -American College of Surgeons Board of Governors, Chairman of the Board of Regents, and President 1960-1961 -American Cancer Society President 1962-1963 -1957 Philadelphia Award Recipient -Bush School of Government & Public Service Advisory Board -Established Lifeflight Air Ambulance Program, Vanderbilt -President of Norfolk County Medical Society -President of Scabord Medical Society -President of Virginia State Medical Society 1921-1922 -One of the Attending Physicians To Gov.

Huey P. Long After His Assassination -Received The Croix De Guerre By French Gen. Charles De Gaulle -Established Stanford Research Institute -Tresidder Peak in Yosemite National Park is named for him -President of the Richmond Academy of Medicine -Pioneer of Natural Hormone Replacement -Honorary Doctorate Degree Naturopathic Medicine from Bastyr University