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Gerst, Elizabeth Carlsen was born on June 10, 1929 in New York City. Daughter of Rolf and Gudrun (Wiborg) Carlsen.
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Gerst, Elizabeth Carlsen was born on June 10, 1929 in New York City. Daughter of Rolf and Gudrun (Wiborg) Carlsen.
Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Mount Holyoke College, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1957.
Instructor physiology Graduate School Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1955-1957, Cornell Univercity Medical College, New York City, 1957-1958. Instructor Columbia College Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, 1959-1961, assistant professor, since 1961, director Center Continuing Education in Health Sciences, 1978-1987, assistant dean continuing education, 1984-1987, special lecturer, 1987, director Office Medical Education, New York Academy Medical, 1987. Authors: (with others) The Lung, Clinical Physiology and Pulmonary Function Tests, 1955,review edition, 1962.
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Council Tenafly, 1972-1973. Member Citizens Long-Range Planning Committee, Tenafly Board Education, 1973-1977, chairman superintendent search, education, teacher hiring, personnel commission.
Vice chairman Tenafly Environmental Commission, 1972-1977. Trustee Tenafly Nature Center, 1972-1980.
Board directors, chairman environmental quality Tenafly League of Women Voters, 1971-1978.
Vice president Bergen County League of Women Voters, 1973-1975. Porter fellow American Physiological Society, 1956-1957.
Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences, Alliance Continuing Medical Education, Biophysics Society, Harvey Society, Physiological Society Philadelphia, New York County Medical Society (committee on continuing medical education since 1978), American Physiological Society (task force Women Physiology 1973-1975), Society Medical College Directors Continuing Medical Education, Middle States Association Colleges and Schools (team Commission on higher education since 1984), Sigma Delta Epsilon, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Paul H. Gerst, August 3, 1957. Children: Steven Richard, Jeffrey Carlton, Andrew Leigh.