Background
Detmer, Lawrence McCormick was born on August 10, 1930 in Winfield, Kansas, United States. Son of Lawrence Oscar and Esther Beulah (McCormick) Detmer.
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Lawrence McCormick Detmer
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Lawrence Mccormick Detmer, American professional society administrator. Recipient 1990 Presidential award American Academy Physician Assistants, New Orleans, Outstanding Service award University Nebraska, Omaha, 1982-1986, Outstanding Service award Association Surgical Technologists, 1993; fellow National Endowment of the Humanities, Washington, 1979.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Administration, University Kansas, 1953. Postgraduate, University Kansas, 1956. Master of Health Administration, University Minnesota, 1958.
Career
Administrative resident, administrative assistant, assistant director, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1958-1966;
director bureau health manpower, American Hospital Association, Chicago, 1966-1972;
director department allied health education, American Medical Association, Chicago, 1972-1993;
director division allied health education and accreditation, secretary committee allied health education and accreditation, American Medical Association, Chicago, 1994;
executive director commission accreditation of allied health education programs, American Medical Association, Chicago, since 1994. Consultant Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Health Resources Administration, Bureau Health Manpower, Bethesda, Maryland., 1972-1977, New York Board Regents, Albany, 1975, American Academy Physician Assts., Alexandria, Virginia, 1990, Far West laboratories, San Francisco. Reader, consultant Commission Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation, 1995-1996.
Chairman task force on recognition Council on Higher Education Accreditation, 1997-1998. Member associate health professions review committee VA, 1997.
Membership
Founder, secretary, president, honorary board Samaritan Counseling Center, Evanston and Wilmette, Illinois, since 1982. Board visitors School Health Professions University Pittsburgh. Elder 1st Presbyterian Church, Wilmette, 1971-1974.
Corporal United States Army, 1953-1955. Fellow Association Schools of Allied Health Professions (honorary). Member American Public Health Association, Association Allied Health Professionals.
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Married Sarah Allison Stuard, July 1, 1960 (divorced). Children: Lawrence Stuard, Martha Allison.
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Awards
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Recipient 1990 Presidential award American Academy Physician Assistants, New Orleans, Outstanding Service award University Nebraska, Omaha, 1982-1986, Outstanding Service award Association Surgical Technologists, 1993. Fellow National Endowment of the Humanities, Washington, 1979.Recipient 1990 Presidential award American Academy Physician Assistants, New Orleans, Outstanding Service award University Nebraska, Omaha, 1982-1986, Outstanding Service award Association Surgical Technologists, 1993. Fellow National Endowment of the Humanities, Washington, 1979.