Background
Silverman, Albert Jack was born on January 27, 1925 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Norman and Molly (Cohen) Silverman. came to the United States, 1950, naturalized, 1955.
Silverman, Albert Jack was born on January 27, 1925 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Norman and Molly (Cohen) Silverman. came to the United States, 1950, naturalized, 1955.
Bachelor of Science, McGill University, 1947; Doctor of Medicine C.M., McGill University, 1949; graduate, Washington Psychoanalytic Institute, 1964.
Intern, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, 1949-1950;
resident psychiatry, Colorado U. Medical Center, 1950-1953;
instructor, Colorado U. Medical Center, 1953;
from associate to associate professor psychiatry, Duke Medical Center, 1953-1963;
professor psychiatry, department chairman, Rutgers University Medical School, 1964-1970;
professor psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, 1970-1990;
professor emeritus, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, since 1990;
department chairman, University of Michigan Medical School, 1970-1981. Consultant Department of Defense, since 1974. Member biological science training review committee National Institute of Mental Health, 1964-1969, chairman, 1968-1969, member research scientist development award committee, 1970-1975, chairman, 1973-1975, member merit review board in behavioral science VA, 1975-1978, chairman, 1976-1978, member small grants awards committee, 1985-1989.
Board of managers New Jersey Neuropsychiat. Institute, 1965-1969. Trustee New Jersey Fund Research and Devel.Nervous and Mental Diseases, 1965-1967.
Board directors New Jersey Mental Health Association, 1964-1969. Member behavioral science committee National Board Medical Examiners, 1978-1982, chairman, 1984-1987, member comprehensive committee, 1986-1993, task force for nervous system, 1989-1991. Chairman task force on Cons.
Liaison Psychiatric, 1991-1992.
Served as captain Medical Corps United States Air Force, 1955-1957. Fellow American College Psychiatry (charter), American Psychiatric Association (chairman county on medical education 1970-1975, chair task force on DSM III educational materials 1979-1981), American Academy Psychoanalysis, American College Neuropsychopharmacology. Member American Psychosomatic Society (county 1964-1968, 70-74, president 1976-1977, visiting scholar committee 1992-1996, co-chair program committee 1992-1993), New Jersey Psychoanalytic Society (trustee 1968-1970), Association Research Nervous and Mental Diseases, New Jersey Neuropsychiat.
Association (county 1966-1969), Group Advancement Psychiatry (Chairman of Commission psychopathology 1968-1974), Society Psychophys. Research, Society Biological Psychiatry, Michigan Psychiatric Society (county 1975-1977).
Married Halina Weinthal, June 22, 1947. Children: Barry Evan, Marcy Lynn.