Background
GREER, David was born on October 12, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Son of Jacob Greer and Mary (Zaslawsky) Greer.
educator physician university dean
GREER, David was born on October 12, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Son of Jacob Greer and Mary (Zaslawsky) Greer.
Bachelor of Science, University Notre Dame, 1948. Doctor of Medicine, University Chicago, 1953. Master of Arts (honorary), Brown University, 1975.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Southeastern Massachusetts University, 1981.
Intern Yale-New Haven Medical Center, 1953—1954. Resident in medicine University Chicago Clinics, 1954—1957. Instructor endocrinology and medicine University Chicago, 1957.
Practice medicine specializing in internal medicine Fall River, Massachusetts, 1957—1974. Chief staff department medicine Fall River General Hospital, 1959—1962. Medical director Earle E. Hussey Hospital, Fall River, 1962—1975.
Chief staff department medicine Truesdale Clinic and Truesdale Hospital, 1971—1974, president medical staff, 1968—1970. Senior clinical instructor medicine Tufts University College Medicine, 1969—1971, assistant clinical professor, 1971—1978. Clinical associate professor community health Brown University, 1973—1975, director family practice residency program, 1975—1978, professor community health, 1975—1993, professor emeritus, since 1993, associate dean medicine, 1974—1981, dean medicine, 1981—1992, dean emeritus, since 1992, chairman section community health, 1978—1981.
Member Governor's Task Force on Quality of Care, Medicaid Program, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1969—1970. Delegate White House Conference Aging, 1971, 81. President Indiana Living Authority, State of Rhode Island, 1975—1981.
Member executive committee Cancer Control Board Rhode Island, 1975—1980. Member Rhode Island Governor's Task Force for Institute of Mental Health, 1976—1981. Board directors Health Planning Council, Inc., Providence, 1976—1978.
Chairman committee on aging Jewish Federation Rhode Island, 1978—1980. Chairman Governor's Commission on Provision of Comprehensive Mental Health Services in Rhode Island, 1980—1981. Trustee Southeastern Massachusetts University, 1970—1981, chairman, 1973—1974, Providence Mayor's Senior Citizens Task Force, 1975.
Board directors Association Home Health Agencies Rhode Island, 1975—1980. Founding director International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War, Inc., 1980—1985. Visiting professor department medicine Georgetown University, 1992—1993.
Scholar-in-residence Association American Medical Colleges, 1992—1993.
Master: American College of Physicians. Member: Rhode Island Medical Society, International Society Rehabilitation Medicine, American Congree Rehabilitation Medicine, Gerontological Society, Institute Medicine.
Married Marion Clarich, June 25, 1950. Children— Jeffrey, Linda.