Background
Naimark, Arnold was born on August 24, 1933 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Harvey and Lisa Naimark.
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Naimark, Arnold was born on August 24, 1933 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Harvey and Lisa Naimark.
Doctor of Medicine, U. Manitoba, Winnipeg, 1957; Bachelor of Science in Medicine, U. Manitoba, Winnipeg, 1957; Master of Science, U. Manitoba, Winnipeg, 1960; postgraduate, U. London, 1962-1963; postgraduate, University of California, 1960-1962; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Mount Allison U., 1986; Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Toronto, 1997.
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he received a B.Sc.Med. In 1963, he joined the faculty of the University of Manitoba as an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Physiology. He was appointed Associate Professor in 1965 and Professor in 1967.
He was Acting Head of the Faculty from 1966 to 1967 and Head from 1967 to 1971. He was Dean of Faculty of Medicine from 1971 to 1981. From 1981 to 1996, he was the President and Vice-Chancellor.
In 1996, he was appointed Director, Centre for the Advancement of Medicine. In 2003, he was awarded the Order of Manitoba. In 1987, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
He has received honorary degrees from Mount Allison University and University of Toronto. In 2013, he was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. The Naimark Fellow Award in his honour recognizes professional excellence among Canada's health services leaders, and is awarded annually by the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement.
Member national honorary board directors Juvenile Diabetes Federation International Canada Lieutenant Royal Canada Artillery, 1950-1953. Fellow Royal College Physicians, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Society Canada (G. Malcolm Brown award 1987, committee university research 1989-1991). Member Canada Medical Association, Canada Physiological Society, American Physiological Society, Canada Society Clinical Investigation, Medical Research Society Great BRit., Association Chairmen Depts.
Physiology, Canada Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association, Association Commmonwealth Universities (county 1985-1991), Association Universities and Colls. Canada (president 1986-1988), American Heart Association, Assn.Commonwealth Universities (chairman 1988), Canada Society for Academy Medicine.
Married Barbara Jean Alder, February 28, 1960. Children: David, Mila.