Background
Adelman, Raphael Martin was born on May 4, 1915 in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. Son of Samuel and Betty (Taich) Adelman.
Adelman, Raphael Martin was born on May 4, 1915 in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. Son of Samuel and Betty (Taich) Adelman.
Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 1939; Master of Science, Northwestern University, 1940; Bachelor of Medicine, Chicago Medical School, 1943; Doctor of Medicine, Chicago Medical School, 1944.
Intern, Norwegian-American Hospital, Chicago, 1943-1944;
associate in surgery, Chicago Medical School, 1945-1950;
associate in plastic surgery, Doctor A.M. Brown, Chicago, 1946-1950;
general practice medicine, Wauconda, Illinois, since 1950;
chief of staff, St. Therese Hospital, since 1963;
chief Executive Committee, St. Therese Hospital, 1965;
assistant administrator, medical director, St. Therese Hospital, since 1965;
vice president medical affairs, St. Therese Hospital and Medical Center, 1966-1985;
director, St. Therese Hospital, since 1974;
director medical education, St. Therese Hospital
chief section ear, nose, throat, Victory Memorial Hospital, Waukegan, Illinois, 1963, 65-66;
clinical assistant professor family medicine, U. Health Sciences-Chicago Medical School, since 1979. Medical director American Hospital Supply Corporation. Consultant physician College Lake County Health Services Trust.
Physian consultant utilization review Region 5 Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1973-1975, consultant quality and standards, 1975. Physician consultant Lake CountyBd. Health, 1974-1976; consultant continuing medical education Downey Veterans Administration Hospital., 1974-1976.
Authorized agent Lake County Department Public Health, 1974-1976. Senior examiner Federal Aviation Administration, since 1973. Member American Board Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, since 1978.
Member ancillary services review Crescent Counties for Medical Care, since 1979.
Member executive committee Lake County chapter American Cancer Society, since 1963. President Wauconda High School Board Education, 1954-1960. Member Wauconda Grade School Board Education, 1952-1960.
Chairman health and safety Northwest District, North Suburban council Boy Scouts American, 1964-1965, vice chairman Northwest district North Shore council, 1967, 75, member executive committee Northeastern Illinois council. Member Lake County Health Services Committee, since 1969. Member professional advisory committee United Community Services Planning Division, since 1969.
Member executive committee, executive board Evanston-North Shore Area Council, 1969. Member management committee Lake County Mental Health Clinic, 1967-1969. Member budget and finance committee, 1968-1969, group chairman Regional Conference on Health Care Costs, Health,-Edition and Welfare, Cleveland, 1968.
Delegate Hospital Planning Council Chicago, 1967-1969. Chairman subcommittee Illinois Hospital Licensing Board Committee, 1969. President 1968-1969 class University Alabama Health Service Administrators Development Program.
Chairman Lake County Health Services Planning Council, Inc. Member regional committee Hospital Admission Surveillance Program, State of Illinois, 1972-1977. Member Lake County Drug Commission, 1972-1973.
Member Lake County Board Health, 1973-1977. Chairman organization and search committee for executive director Lake County Health Department. Member committee on search for dean University Health Scis-Chicago Medical School, 1975.
Member Lake County Coroner's Advisory Commission, 1977. Member advisory council health education programs College Lake County, 1970-1977. Board directors Blumberg Blood Bank, St. Therese Nurse Scholarship Fund, 1962, Lake County Health Planning Council, 1969-1972.
Fellow American Public Health Association (life member, community health education accreditation panel 1975-1976), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Chicago Institute Medicine, Royal Society Health, American Academy Medical Administrators, Society Academy Achievement (life), American College Hospital Administrators. Member American Academy Family Practice, Illinois Academy Family Practice (state delegate 1960-1963, director), Lake County Academy Family Practice (past president), American Medical Association, American Dental Association, Association Military Surgeons United States (life), Illinois Hospital Association, Illinois Society Medical Research, Illinois Medical Society (committee physician-hospital relationship 1974-1975), American Academy Dental Radiology, Illinois Public Health Annals (executive council 1976-1978), Association Hospital Medical Association, Illinois Foundation Medical Care, American College Preventive Medicine, American Society Law and Medicine, Chicago and Academy Legal Medicine, Illinois Hospital Attorneys, American Legion (life), Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega, Phi Lambda Kappa.
Married Charlotte M. Koepke, August 25, 1945 (deceased July, 1985). Children– Karen Rae, Robert John.