Malcolm J. Farrell, M.D.

Dr. Farrell, a native of Woburn, Massachusetts, earned his medical degree from Tufts Medical School in 1931. After completing his internship at Boston’s Long Island Hospital, he began his residency at Metropolitan State Hospital in Waltham, Massachusetts. In 1937, he became assistant superintendent at the Walter E. Fernald State School, where he served for about three years until World War II led him to a pivotal role.

During the war, Dr. Farrell played a crucial role in developing and implementing the Army’s neuropsychiatric hospital care system. He was instrumental in training physicians in psychiatry, assigning psychiatrists to Army divisions, integrating clinical psychologists and social workers into treatment teams, and shaping military medical policy.

A distinguished leader in the field, Dr. Farrell was a fellow of both the American Psychiatric Association and the American College of Psychiatrists. He served as a delegate from the Northern New England District Branch, past president of the New England Society of Psychiatry, and a member of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP). Additionally, he contributed to several APA committees and held leadership positions, serving as Recorder of the Assembly from 1966 to 1968 and Speaker of the Assembly from 1968 to 1969.