Background
Short, Elizabeth M. was born on June 2, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of James Edward and Arlene Elizabeth (Mitchell) Meehan.
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Short, Elizabeth M. was born on June 2, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of James Edward and Arlene Elizabeth (Mitchell) Meehan.
Bachelor in Philosophy magna cum laude, Mount Holyoke College, 1963. Doctor of Medicine cum laude, Yale University, 1968.
Resident internal medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, 1968-1970;
postdoctoral fellow in human genetics, Yale Medical School, 1970-1972;
with, University of California, San Francisco, 1972-1973;
senior chief resident, Stanford (California) Medical School, 1973-1975;
assistant professor of medicine, Stanford Medical School, 1975-1983;
associate dean Students Affairs/Medical Education, Stanford Medical School, 1978-1983;
deputy director academic affairs, director biomedical research, Association American Medical Colls., Washington, 1983-1988;
deputy associate chief medical director for academic affairs, VA, Washington, 1988-1992;
associate chief medical director for academic affairs, VA, Washington, 1992-1996;
consultant, Department of Health and Human Services Office Assistant Secretary Health, since 1996. Visiting professor human biology Stanford University, 1983-1986. Member Accreditation Council Graduate Medical Education, 1988-1997.
Member White House Task Force on Health Care Reform, 1993-1994.
Member National Child Health Advisory Council, National Institutes of Health, 1991-1997. Committee education and training Office Science and Technology Policy, White House, Washington, 1991-1996, California Philharmonic, 2003-2007. Board directors, 2003-2007, treasurer,06-07, Hillsides Home Children, since 2003, board directors, 2003, executive committee, since 2004, chair program evaluation committee, since 2006, search committee, 2009, Pacific Asia Museum, since 2008.
Board trustees, since 2008, planning committee, since 2009, chair acquisitions committee, since 2009, Museum American Western Council, since 2008. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Human Genetics (public policy committee 1984-1995, chairman 1986-1994), American Federation Clinical Research (board directors 1973-1983, co-chairman committee status women 1975-1977, editor Clinical Research Journal, 1978-1983, national council, executive committee, public policy committee 1977-1987), Western Society Clinical Investigation, California Academy Medicine, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Michael Allen Friedman, June 21, 1976. Children: Lia Gabrielle, Hannah Ariel, Eleanor Elana.