Medical Missionary

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My Journey Through Global Health and Higher Education

Dan Jones

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University Press of Mississippi
15 May 2026

Autobiography: science, technology & engineering; Autobiography: religious & spiritual; Christianity; Medical profession

In Medical Missionary: My Journey Through Global Health and Higher Education, Dan Jones explores his personal journey as a spiritual pilgrim and the many surprising twists along the way. Providing readers with a lens to share in remarkable events, Jones reflects on the choices he made during an unexpected and winding path from rural Mississippi in the 1950s and 1960s to Korea in the 1980s and beyond. His professional life spans work as a physician, missionary, humanitarian, medical school dean, and university chancellor, and includes high-profile, and sometimes controversial, leadership positions.

Jones tells a compelling story that is hopeful despite struggles with cancer and professional setbacks, and always returns to his faith. His writing is an inspiration, especially for anyone seeking real purpose or who is simply frustrated with their life’s seeming lack of purpose. For readers who want to learn more about the world, Jones provides tangible examples of an American doing medical humanitarian work who sought and gained access to places few Americans have visited recently, including China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.

His desire to ensure access to medical care for anyone anywhere led to surprising adventures full of excitement and risk and prepared him to face political pressure and intrigue upon his return to his home state. Direct and unsparing, Jones offers a personal account of the difficulties of having to choose between what is right and what is easy.

By: Dan Jones
Imprint: University Press of Mississippi
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781496862723
ISBN 10: 1496862724
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 15 May 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dan Jones is a Mississippi native and worked as a physician, medical missionary and humanitarian, educator, researcher, and university leader. He served as chancellor of the University of Mississippi from 2009 to 2015 and president of the American Heart Association from 2007 to 2008.

Reviews for Medical Missionary: My Journey Through Global Health and Higher Education

Dr. Dan Jones reflects on the choices he made at milestone moments as University of Mississippi chancellor, medical school dean, physician, missionary, and family member. Although drawn from a high-profile life, the story matters because of the universality readers feel in an account of having to choose between the easy choice and the right one.--Ellen Ann Fentress, author of The Steps We Take: A Memoir of Southern Reckoning The experiences shared in this book could easily encompass more than one lifetime. Despite working closely with Dr. Dan Jones over decades, I was impressed with the vigor of his enduring commitment to his calling as a missionary. Everything else in his life pales compared to that singular focus. I have known Dan to be a physician, a scientist, a mentor, a teacher, a leader, and a friend, but the consistent thread through this book tells us that he views himself a minister and a missionary trying to right the wrongs of our world as he travels through the days and years.--LouAnn Woodward, vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine at University of Mississippi Medical Center