Background
Besdine, Richard William was born on April 12, 1940 in New York City. Son of Alan Xerus and Betty (Bronstein) Besdine.
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Richard William Besdine
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Bachelor of Science cum laude, Haverford College, 1961; Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1965.
Career
Intern, Beth Israel Hospital Medicine, Boston, 1965-1966;
assistant resident in internal medicine, Beth Israel Hospital Medicine, Boston, 1966-1967;
fellow in immunology and infectious diseases, Beth Israel Hospital Medicine, Boston, 1969-1972;
research fellow in medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1969-1972;
instructor in medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1972-1975;
assistant professor medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1975-1986;
lecturer in medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1986-1989;
associate professor medicine, community medicine and healthcare, U. Connecticut Health Center School Medicine, 1986-1989;
director Travelers Center on Aging, U. Connecticut Health Center School Medicine
associate professor family medicine, U. Connecticut Health Center School Medicine, since 1988;
professor medicine, community medicine and healthcare, U. Connecticut School Medicine, since 1990;
from assistant to associate in medicine, Beth Israel Hospital, 1972-1975;
assistant physician in medicine, Beth Israel Hospital, 1975-1982;
associate physician in medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Beth Israel Hospitals, since 1982. Staff internist Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged, Roslindale, Massachusetts, 1972-1986, director geriatric medical education, 1981-1986. Attending medical staff John Dempsey Hospital, since 1986, Hebrew Home and Hospital, since 1987, McLean Home and Village, since 1987.
Member consultant medical staff Institute Living, Newington VA Medical Center. Consultant, presenter in field. Noble Wiley Jones lecturer U. Oregon HealthScis.
Center, Portland, 1980. Member Harvard-Hastings Project on EthicalIssues in Care of Elderly, 1982-1986. Visiting professor U. Toronto School Medicine, 1983, Montreal (Canada) Neurological Institute, 1984, U. Geneva, 1990, University of Michigan, 1991, University of Wisconsin, 1991, Baylor University, 1991, U. Kansas Medical Center, 1992,Fallon Clinic and Health Plan, 1992.
Chair federal task force on geriatric education National Institutes of Health, 1986. Member of advisory board John A. Hartford Foundation grant JohnsHopkins U. School Medicine, 1994. Chairman western delegation Seminar on Aging, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taipei and Kuala Lumpur, 1987.
Member special.adv. group White House Conference on Aging, 1980-1981. Member task force on reversible dementia in the elderly National Institute on Aging, 1978-1980.
Achievements
Membership
Surgeon United States Public Health Service National Centers for Disease Control, 1967-1969. Board directors Institute for Cmty. Research, Hartford, since 1987, New Britain Memorial Hospital, 1993, American Federation for Aging Research, since 1993, American Geriatrics Society, since 1994, Alzheimers Association, 1998.
Fellow American College of Physicians, American Geriatrics Society (Milo D. Leavitt award 1991), Gerontological Society American (Joseph T. Freeman award 1995), American Society Aging (health care finance administration, President award 1997).
Connections
Married Judith Anne Bailey, June 22, 1963 (divorced May 1980). Children: Sarah Besdine Freedman, Molly Bailey. Married Fox Wetle, July 2, 1981.
