Background
Rabkin, Mitchell Thornton was born on November 27, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Morris Aaron and Esther (Quint) Rabkin.
administrator educator physician
Rabkin, Mitchell Thornton was born on November 27, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Morris Aaron and Esther (Quint) Rabkin.
AB magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1951. Doctor of Medicine cum laude, Harvard University, 1955. Doctor of Science (honorary), Brandeis University, 1983.
DPharm (honorary), Massachusetts College Pharmacy, 1983. Doctor of Science (honorary), Curry College, 1989. Doctor of Science (honorary), Northeastern University, 1994.
DHumLet (honorary), Salem State College, Massachusetts, 1995.
Intern Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1955—1956, resident in internal medicine, 1956—1957, 1959—1960, chief resident, 1962, member staff, 1963—1972, board consultation, 1972—1980, honorary physician, since 1981. Clinical fellow National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1957—1959. General director Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, 1966—1980, president, 1980—1996.
Chief Executive Officer CareGroup, 1996—1998. Now distinguished institute scholar Carl J. Shapiro Institute for Education and Research Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, since 1996. Director Washington Advisory Group LECG, since 1999.
Assistant professor medicine Harvard University, 1969—1970, associate professor, 1971—1983, professor, since 1983, president medical alumni council, 2002—2003. Chairman Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, since 2005, chairman board directors, 2007—2008.
With United States Public Health Service, 1957—1959. Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Physicians, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member: Institute Medicine of National Academy of Sciences, Association American Medical Colleges (chairman 1996-1997), Society Medical Administrators, Massachusetts Medical Society, Tavern Club Boston, Harvard Club of Boston.
Married Adrienne M. Najarian, June 24, 1956. Children: Julia Margaret, David Gregory.