Background
Sox,, Harold Carleton was born on August 18, 1939 in Palo Alto, California, United States. Son of Harold Carleton and Mary (Griffiths) Sox.
Sox,, Harold Carleton was born on August 18, 1939 in Palo Alto, California, United States. Son of Harold Carleton and Mary (Griffiths) Sox.
Bachelor of Science, Stanford University, 1961. Doctor of Medicine cum laude, Harvard University, 1966.
Intern and resident Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1966—1968. Clinical associate National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, 1968—1970. Instructor Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1970—1973.
Assistant professor medicine to professor clinical medicine Stanford University School Medicine, California, 1973—1988. Joseph Huber professor, chairman department medicine Dartmouth Medical School, 1988—2001. Editor, Annals Internal Medicine American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, 2001—2009.
Emeritus professor medicine Dartmouth Medical School. Pretest writing committee American Board Internal Medicine, 1992—1994. Panel member National Board Medical Examiners, Physician Assistants National Certifying Examination, 1973—1976.
Chair committee on priority-setting for health technical assessment Institute Medicine, 1990—1991, United States preventive services task force chair, 1990—1995, chair IOM committee Human Immunodeficiency Virus & United States blood supply, 1994—1995, chair IOM committee health effects Persian Gulf War service, 1998—2000, member complementary and alternative medicine IOM committee, 2003—2004, vice chairman IOM committee high value health services, 2006—2007, member IOM committee evidence framework obesity prevention, 2008—2010, co-chair IOM committee priority-setting comparative effectiveness research, 2009, IOM committee standards systematic reviews, since 2009. Chair task force to revise internal medicine residency curriculum Federated Council Internal Medicine, 1993—1997. National advisory committee generalist physician Scholars Program Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 1992—2008, chairman, national advisory committee physician Faculty Scholar Program, since 2005.
Physician Leaders National Drug Policy, since 1997. Founding chair executive committee Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee, 1999—2003. Report review committee National Research Council, 2000—2005.
Board directors Foundation Informed Medical Decision Making, since 2002. International advisory board Clinical Trial Registration Platform program World Health Organization, 2005—2008. Master: American College of Physicians (clinical efficacy assessment subcommittee 1985-1992, board regents 1991—2000, chairman educational policy committee 1994-1997, president 1998-1999).
Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, College Physicians Philadelphia (board trustees 2006-2009), Royal Australasian College Physicians (honorary). Member: International Committee Medical Journal Editors, Institute Medicine National Academies, Association American Physicians, Society Medical Decision Making (trustee 1980-1983, president 1983-1984, Career Achievement award 1998, John Eisenberg award 2007), Society General Internal Medicine (council 1980-1983, Robert J. Glaser Career Achievement award 2000), Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Carol Helen Hill, August 26, 1962. Children: Colin Montgomery, Lara Katherine.