Background
Dan, Bruce B. was born on December 20, 1946 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Merrill D. and Hope B. Dan.
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Bruce B. Dan
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Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1968; Doctor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 1974; postgraduate, Vanderbilt University, 1979-1981.
Career
Senior engineer, computer scientist, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1969-1970;
instrument systems analyst, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1970;
postdoctoral computerized medicine, University Texas Health Science Center, Dallas, 1975-1976;
intern in internal medicine, Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, 1975-1976;
resident in internal medicine, Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, 1976-1978;
epidemic intelligence officer, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, 1979-1981;
director science affairs, American Medical Association, Chicago, 1984-1992;
senior editor, Journal of American Medical Association, 1984-1992;
William Benton fellow, University of Chicago, 1990-1991;
executive vice president, executive editor, Medical News Network, New York City, 1993-1994;
senior fellow, National Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Fund, Washington, 1994-1996;
director medical affairs, Center for biomedical Comm., 1994-1997;
adjunct assistant professor department preventive medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical School, since 1994. Member steering committee International Congress on Peer Review, Chicago, 1986-1989. Member of advisory committee American Heart Association, Chicago, 1987-1991.
President MedNet Comm., since 1996.
Achievements
Works
book
Membership
Honorary chairman Muscular Dystrophy Association, Chicago, 1989-1991. Lieutenant commander United States Public Health Service, 1979-1981. Member National Association Medical Communicators (board directors), Council Biology Editors, Epidemic Intelligence Svc.
Alumni Association (president 1990-1992), Society Scholarly Public, National Association Science Writers.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Research project grantee Southern Medical Association, 1976. Recipient Alexandr Langmuir Prize, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, 1981, Commendation medal United States Public Health Service, 1982, Emmy award NATAS, 1989, John McGovern award American Medical Writers Association, 1991. Morris Fischbein Medical Journalism fellow American Medical Association, 1983.Research project grantee Southern Medical Association, 1976. Recipient Alexandr Langmuir Prize, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, 1981, Commendation medal United States Public Health Service, 1982, Emmy award NATAS, 1989, John McGovern award American Medical Writers Association, 1991. Morris Fischbein Medical Journalism fellow American Medical Association, 1983.