Background
Samuels, Michael Edwin was born on September 14, 1940 in Logansport, Indiana, United States. Son of Fred and Dorothy Alice (Chappel) Samuels.
consultant health administration educator
Samuels, Michael Edwin was born on September 14, 1940 in Logansport, Indiana, United States. Son of Fred and Dorothy Alice (Chappel) Samuels.
Bachelor, Guilford College, 1964; Master of Arts, George Washington University, 1972; Department of Public Health, U. North Carolina, 1975; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Kirksville College Osteopathic Medicine, 1985.
Acting, director, then deputy director primary health care program, United States Public Health Service, Rockville, Maryland., 1978-1981;
director migrant health program, United States Public Health Service, Rockville, Maryland., 1981-1983;
deputy director National Health Svc. Corps, United States Public Health Service, Rockville, Maryland., 1983-1984;
department director division federal occupational health, United States Public Health Service, Rockville, Maryland., 1985-1986;
principal assistant to the United States surgeon general, United States Public Health Service, Washington, 1986-1988;
assistant to director Fogarty International Center,, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1984;
research fellow Institute Medicine,, NAS, Washington, 1984-1985;
legislation health aide to Congress Richard Gephardt,, United States House of Representatives, Washington, 1985;
executive assistant to the United States Surgeon General, C. Everett Koup, 1985-1988;
professor, department chairman health administration, University of Southern California, Columbia, since 1988. Consultant on child health Agency for International Development, Washington, 1987, consultant on Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 1991.
Consultant United States-Egypt cooperative health program United States Public Health Service, Cairo, 1992-1993. Consultant United States-Mexico Border Health Association, El Paso, Texas, 1993. Member rural health advising committee Sheps Research Center, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1989.
Member National Migrant Health Fellowship Committee, since 1989.
Member Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome task force South Carolina. Medical Association, Columbia, since 1990. Chairman South Carolina.
Governor's Task Force on Rural Primary Care, Columbia, 1990-1991. Board directors Hampton Development Corporation, Estele, South Carolina., since 1990. Member migrant health county South Carolina.
Department Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, since 1990. Member Governor's Health Advisory Committee, since 1996. With United States Navy, 1960-1962.
Member National Rural Health Association (secretary 1995-1997, award 1980, 82, 84, Special Recognition award 1997), Kirksville Osteopathic Alumni Association (honorary), SigmaXi (board directors 1990-1992).
Married Sandra Louise Pinkston, June 2, 1963. Children: Michael Edwin II, Brian Patrick.
