Background
Acheson, Roy Malcolm was born on August 18, 1921 in Belfast, Ireland. Son of Malcolm King and Dorothy (Rennoldson) Acheson. emigrated to the United States, 1962, naturalized, 1968.
Acheson, Roy Malcolm was born on August 18, 1921 in Belfast, Ireland. Son of Malcolm King and Dorothy (Rennoldson) Acheson. emigrated to the United States, 1962, naturalized, 1968.
Bachelor, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1945. Master of Arts, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1949. Doctor of Science, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1962.
Bachelor, University Oxford, England, 1948. Master of Arts, University Oxford, England, 1951. Bachelor of Medicine, BChir, University Oxford, England, 1951.
DM, University Oxford, England, 1954. Master of Arts (honorary), Yale University, 1964.
Intern, then resident internal medicine Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, 1951-1955. Lecturer social medicine University Dublin (Ireland), 1955-1959. Reader social and preventive medicine University London, England, 1959-1962.
Member faculty Yale School Medicine, 1962-1975, professor epidemiology, 1964-1972. Fellow Jonathan Edwards College, 1966-1975. Director Center for Training in Community Medicine, London (England) School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 1972-1976.
Professor health services studies University London, 1974-1976. Professor community medicine University Cambridge, England, 1976-1988, professor emeritus, from 1988. Life fellow Churchill College, from 1976.
R. Samuel McLaughlin visiting professor in residence Medical School McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1976-1977. Member expert committee health statistics World Health Organization, 1966. Consultant, technical adviser epidemiology and medical education Pan-American Health Organization, in Peru, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Argentina, India and Colombia, 1964-1982.
Consultant medical education Agency for International Development, East Pakistan, 1963. Consultant epidemiology National Institutes of Health, 1963-1972. Member national advisory committee thrombosis National Heart Institute, 1968-1970.
Member epidemiology study section National Institute General Medical Sciences, 1970-1972. Consultant epidemiology World Health Organization, Europe, 1973, advisory health services research, Geneva, 1978-1987. Member General Medical Council, 1979-1989, executive committee, education committee, 1979-1989.
Member General Dental Council, 1984-1989, executive committee, 1984. Governor Action in International Medicine, 1988-1991.
Served with British Army, 1940-1945. Fellow Royal College Physicians (faculty occupational medicine, facultycommunity medicine, vice president 1986-1989, England), International Epidemiological Association (council 1964-1974, general secretary 1964-1968, educational secretary 1968-1974).
Married Fiona Marigo O'Brien, March 16, 1950 (divorced). Children: Malcolm O'Brien, Vincent Rennoldson, Marigo Fiona.