Background
Clark, Duncan William was born on August 31, 1910 in New York City. Son of William H. and Lillian (Keating) Clark.
Clark, Duncan William was born on August 31, 1910 in New York City. Son of William H. and Lillian (Keating) Clark.
AB, Fordham University, 1932. Doctor of Medicine, Long Island College Medicine, 1936.
Intern, Brooklyn Hospital, 1936-1938; resident in medicine, college division Kings County (New York) Hospital, 1938-1940; fellow in medicine, Yale University, 1940-1941; director student health, Long Island College Medicine, 1941-1949; dean, Long Island College Medicine, 1948-1950; assistant professor medicine, Long Island College Medicine, 1948-1950; professor, department chairman environmental medicine and community health, State University of New York Health Science Center, Brooklyn, 1951-1978; professor preventive medicine, State University College Medicine at New York City, 1978-1982; professor emeritus, State University College Medicine at New York City, since 1982; consultant, United States Public Health Service, 1961-1981; consultant, National Institutes of Health, 1961-1965; National Research Council, National Institutes of Health, 1965-1968; chairman health services research training committee, United States Public Health Service, 1965-1969; member health services research study section, United States Public Health Service, 1961-1965, 73-77. World Health Organization traveling fellow, 1952. Visiting professor Medical School, U. Birmingham, England, 1961.
Board directors Health Insurance Plan, New York City, 1953-1971. Chairman New York Study Committee Research Accident Prevention in Children, 1958-1960, Association Aid Crippled Children. Board directors Health Systems Agency, New York City, 1980-1988, Kings County Health Care Review Organization, 1980-1984.
Member of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Advisory Council to New York State Health Department, 1984-1996. Chairman National Advisory Committee on Local Health Departments, 1960-1961. Member New York State Commission on Graduate Medical Education, 1985.
Member distribution committee New York Community Trust, 1983-1985. Board directors Medical and Health Research Association, New York City, since 1963. Fellow American College of Physicians, American Public Health Association, New York Academy Medicine (trustee 1975, 85-89, vice president 1976-1978, council 1975-1989, president 1983-1984, Distinguished Service plaque 1986), American College Preventive Medicine.
Member American Medical Association (alternate delegate 1983-1988, 92-96, del 1989-1991), American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Public Health Association (board directors 1951-1955, 86-88, president 1954-1955), New York State Medical Society, (chairman preventive medicine committee 1982-1996, president's citizenship award, 1993), Conference Professors Preventive Medicine (chairman 1953-1954), Association Teachers Preventive Medicine (president 1954-1956, editor Newsletter 1959-1970), Committee to Protect Our Children's Teeth (president 1957-1960), New York State Medical Society (delegate since 1978), Kings County Medical Society (chairman community medicine committee 1975-1983, president 1983-1984, trustee 1978-1994, honorary trustee since 1994, vice president 1981-1982, censor 1991-1992, chairman public health committee 1990-1994), Harvey Society, New York Academy of Sciences, International Epidemiological Association, Alpha Omega Alpha (faculty councillor 1948-1976).
Married Carol Dooley, January 30, 1943 (deceased 1971). Children: Carol Ann, Duncan William, James Fenton (deceased). Married Ida O'Grady, June 10, 1972.