Background
Oken, Donald was born on January 21, 1928 in New York City.
administrator educator consultant
Oken, Donald was born on January 21, 1928 in New York City.
Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1949.
Assistant director Institute of Psychosomatic & Psychiatric Research & Training, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, 1958-1961;
administrative director liaison psychiatry service, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, 1958-1965;
associate director Institute of Psychosomatic & Psychiatric Research & Training, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, 1961-1965;
acting director division extramural research programs, National Institute of Mental Health, 1966-1967;
chief clinical research branch, National Institute of Mental Health, 1966-1968;
consultant, National Heart Institute, 1968;
chair department psychiatry Upstate Medical Center, State University of New York, Syracuse, 1968-1982;
director consultant/liaison service department psychiatry, Pennsylvania Hospital, 1983-1997;
intern in medicine, Boston City Hospital, 1949-1950;
assistant resident in medicine, Boston City Hospital, 1950-1951;
Bertha Hochstetter Buswell fellow in medicine/psychiatry, U. Rochester, New York, 1951-1952;
clinical professor psychiatry, Thomas Jefferson U. College Medicine, since 1995;
psychiatric consultant, Inglis House, since 1997. Teaching fellow in medicine Harvard University Medical School, Boston, 1950-1951. Clinical assistant professor department psychiatry University of Illinois, Chicago, 1961-1965.
Professor department.psychiatry State University of New York Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, 1968-1983. Visiting professor department psychiatry U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1977-1978. Clinical professor psychiatry University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1984-1995.
Member of New York State Health Research Council, 1975-1980. Member behavioral medicine study section National Institute of Mental Health, 1978-1980. Member Flex examination task force National Board Medical Examiners, 1982-1994, chair Flex-2 MCQtest development committee.
With United States Army Reserve.
Married Linda R. Oken, 1966. Children: J. Todd, Emily.