Background
Peterson, Paul Quayle was born on June 30, 1912 in Marissa, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles Logan and Phoebe (Lewis) Peterson.
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Paul Quayle Peterson
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Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1933; Doctor of Medicine, University of Illinois, 1937; Master in Public Health, University of Michigan, 1946.
Career
Intern, Bethesda Hospital, Cincinnati, 1936-1937;
general resident, Memorial Hospital, Lima, Ohio., 1937-1938;
general practice medicine, McLeansboro, Illinois, 1939-1940;
practice medicine specializing in preventive medicine, 1940-1946;
health officer, Breckenridge, Meade and Hancock counties, Kentucky, 1940-1941;
health officer, Warren, Simpson and Allen counties, 1942-1945;
regional consultant, division local health, Kentucky Health Department, 1946-1947;
chief bureau direct services, assistant to director, Ohio Department Health, 1948-1951;
assistant professor preventive medicine, Ohio State University, 1948-1951;
chief health division, Mutual Security Mission to China, Taipei, Taiwan, 1952-1953;
chief health and sanitation division, USOM (associate states Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam), 1954;
chief program services, division international health, United States Public Health Service, Washington, 1955;
chronic disease program, United States Public Health Service, 1957;
assistant director, National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 1958-1961;
deputy chief division public health methods, Office Surgeon General, 1961-1962;
chief division, Office Surgeon General, 1962-1964;
assistant surgeon general, United States Public Health Service, 1964;
associate chief bureau state services (community health), United States Public Health Service, 1964-1967;
deputy director, Bureau Health Services, 1967-1968;
associate administrator, Health Services and Mental Health Administration, 1968-1970;
deputy surgeon general, 1970;
dean, Graduate School Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1971-1982;
dean emeritus, Graduate School Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago, since 1982;
director office research, Center Study Patient Care, University of Illinois Medical Center, 1979-1986. Director Illinois Department Public Health, 1977-1979, American Bureau Medical Aid to China. Member residency review committee Liaison Committee Graduate Medical Education, since 1976.
Consultant Center for Health Services Research, since 1982.
Achievements
Politics
God, who is heard throughout the Bible, calls for justice for the widows, orphans and aliens who were oppressed by the powers of the day. Therefore the involvement in political life is something that Christians should not avoid.
Views
All Christians need to be familiar with the Bible, that contains a wide variety of literature, including history, law, poetry, gospels, letters, polemic, stories and apocalyptic visions, and try to immerse themselves in it.
Membership
Commissioner United States Public Health Service, 1941. Fellow American Public Health Association (chairman program area committee public health administration). Member American Association Public Health Physicians (president 1975-1976), American Medical Association (intersplty. advisory board 1975-1977), Association Schools Public Health (executive committee since 1975), Public Health Service Commissioned Officers Association (secretary District of Columbia 1959), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association Mil Surgeons, American College Preventive Medicine (regent since 1975), Illinois Hospital Association (executive board 1974-1977, certified correctional health committee of professional certified board 1990), National Institute of Health Alumni Association (board directors, since 1993, Alumni award 1999), University Illinois President Club, University Illinois President Council, Phi Beta Pi (president 1935), Delta Omega.
Connections
Married Kathryn Lentz, August 1936. Children– Philip Lewis, Frances Anne. Married Mildred Cook Allison, December 7, 1957.
Foster children– Patricia Elaine Allison, Susan Claire Allison.
