Background
Meads, Manson was born on March 25, 1918 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Albert Manson and Romilda (Paroni) Meads.
emeritus medical school administrator and educator
Meads, Manson was born on March 25, 1918 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Albert Manson and Romilda (Paroni) Meads.
Bachelor of Arts California-Berkeley, 1939. Doctor of Medicine, Temple University, 1943. Honorary Doctor of Science, Temple University, 1956.
Intern University California Hospital, San Francisco, 1943. Resident medicine Permanente Foundation Hospital, 1943-1944. Research fellow Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Harvard, 1944-1946, resident, 1945-1946.
Assistant medicine Boston City Hospital, 1944-1946, assistant bacteriology, 1946-1947. Ernst fellow bacteriology Harvard University, 1946-1947. Faculty Bowman Gray School Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1947-1983, professor preventive medicine, chairman department, 1955-1957, professor medicine, 1957-1983, executive dean, 1959-1963, dean, 1963-1967, vice president medical affairs, dean, 1967-1971, vice president health affairs, 1971-1983, vice president emeritus health affairs, from 1983.
Director Medical Center, Bowman Gray School Medicine-North Carolina Baptist Hospital, 1974-1983. Member advisory medical council North Carolina Board Mental Health, 1964-1967. Advisory committee on medical education North Carolina Board Higher Education, 1970-1972.
Consultant review committee construction schools medicine United States Public Health Service, 1964-1967, member, 1967-1970. Member Governor's Advisory Council on Comprehensive Health Planning, 1974-1976. Board directors Goodwill Industries, Winston-Salem, 1960-1965, member executive committee, 1963-1965.
Board directors North Carolina Regional Medical Program, 1965-1970, Akzona Inc., 1979-1984. Member Joint Conference Committee on Medical Care in North Carolina, 1968-1973. Senior surgeon United States Public Health Service, 1953-1955.
Member utility commission Winston-Salem/Forsyth County, 1983-1988, chairman 1985-1988. Member Winston-Salem Civic Ventures, 1984, chairman, since 1985. Member advisory board Kate B. Reynolds Health Care Trust, since 1985.
Fellow American College of Physicians. Member American Association Medical Colleges (distinguished service member, executive council 1980-1983), American Medical Association, North Carolina, Forsyth County medical societies, Association Academy Health Centers (director 1978-1980), American Society Clinical Investigation, Chamber of Commerce Winston-Salem and Forsyth County (director 1967-1970, 73-83, vice president 1975, president 1976, chairman foundation board 1977-1983), Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha, Phi Chi.
Married Helen Wheeler Belding, May 26, 1945. 1 child, Elizabeth Manson.