Background
Detmer, Don Eugene was born on February 3, 1939 in Winfield, Kansas, United States. Son of Lawrence Oscar and Esther Beulah (McCormick) Detmer.
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Don Eugene Detmer
Edit Profileresearcher Surgeon medical educator
Education
Student, University Kansas, 1957-1959, 60-61; student, University Durham, 1959-1960; Doctor of Medicine, U. Kansas, Kansas City, 1965.
Career
Intern, then resident in surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1965-1967;
clinical associate surgical branch National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1967-1969;
resident in surgery, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1969-1972;
Global Cmty. Health fellow, Department Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Institute Medicine/NAS, Washington, 1972-1973;
professor preventive medicine and surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1973-1984;
vice president health science, professor surgery and medical information, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1984-1988;
university professor health policy, professor surgery and health evaluation science, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1988-1993;
vice president, provost for health science, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1988-1996;
senior vice president, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1996-1998;
Louise Nurancy professor health science policy, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1996-1999;
Dennis Gillings professor health management, Cambridge U., since 1999. Consultant China, Australasian College Surgeons, U. Algeria, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey.
Board directors China Medical Board New York, Inc., NAS Institute Medicine, Washington, Chairman of the Board healthcare services, since 1994. Chairman national committee vital health statistics Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, 1996-1999. Chair Blue Ridge Academy Health Group, since 1997.
Regent National Library. Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1987-1991. Board directors, developer administrative medicine University of Wisconsin.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman public service committee board directors United Way, Salt Lake City, 1986-1988, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1992-1997. President Peace Lutheran Church, 1996-1999. With United States Public Health Service, 1967-1969, 72-73.
Fellow American College of Surgeons (vice Chairman of Commission allied health personnel 1989-1990, chairman 1990-1994, international health committee since 1996), American College Sports Medicine, American College.Med. Information, Association Health Superior vena cava syndrome Research. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Informatics Association (board directors 1996-1998), Association Academy Health Centers (board directors 1996-1998), Institute of Medicine of NAS, Society Medical Adminstrs.
(treasurer since 1997), American Academy Physician Assts. (honorary), American Hospital Association (chairman county hosp.med. staffs 1984-1987), Cosmos Club Washington, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Interests
Connections
Married Mary Helen McFerson, August 26, 1961. Children: Mary Catherine, Emily Anne.
