Background
Fletcher, Suzanne Wright was born on November 14, 1940 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Daughter of Robert Dean and Helen (Selmer) Wright.
editor epidemiologist medical educator
Fletcher, Suzanne Wright was born on November 14, 1940 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Daughter of Robert Dean and Helen (Selmer) Wright.
Bachelor, Swarthmore College, 1962; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 1966; Master of Science, Johns Hopkins University, 1973.
Intern, Stanford (California) U. Medical Center, 1966-1967;
resident, Stanford (California) U. Medical Center, 1967-1968;
physician 22nd medical detachment, United States Army, New Ulm, Germany, 1969-1970;
assistant professor epidemiology and health, Mc Gill U., Montreal, Canada, 1974-1977;
associate professor, Mc Gill U., Montreal, Canada, 1977-1978;
assistant professor medicine, Mc Gill U., Montreal, Canada, 1973-1978;
director medical clinic department medicine, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, 1978-1982;
associate professor medicine, U. North Carolina, 1978-1983;
co-chief division general medicine and clinical epidemiology department medicine, U. North Carolina, 1978-1986;
research associate health services research center, U. North Carolina, 1978-1990;
vice chairman clinical services, U. North Carolina, 1981-1984;
professor medicine, clinical professor epidemiology, U. North Carolina, 1983-1990;
program director faculty development general medicine and general pediatrics, U. North Carolina, 1985-1990;
co-director international clinical epidemiology network program Rockefeller Foundation, U. North Carolina, 1986-1990;
editor, Annals of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia, 1990-1993. Adjunct Professor medicine University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1990-1993, Jefferson Medical College, 1991-1993, U. North Carolina, since 1994. Professor ambulatory care and prevention Harvard Medical School, physician internal medicine.
Chairman National Institutes of Health Technology Assessment Conference, 1992, National Cancer Institute International Workshop, 1993. Active World Bank Seminar on Preventive Strategies in Medical education, Hangzhou, China, 1986, Ad Hoc National Cancer Institute Committee on Biosystems Engineering Cancer Detection Research and Applications, 1986.
( This introduction to epidemiology helps medical, nursin...)
( Now in its Fifth Edition, Clinical Epidemiology: The Es...)
Master: American College of Physicians (medical knowledge self assessment program 1984-1985, clinical practice subcommittee 1987, public policy subcommittee 1988-1989). Fellow: College Physicians Philadelphia, American College Epidemiology (board directors 1990-1993, chairman public committee 1992-1994). Member: American Public Health Association, American Board Internal Medicine (board governors 1981-1987), National Cancer Institute Board Science Advisors, World Association Medical Editors (vice president 1997—2001), International Clinical Epidemiology Network (board directors), Institute Medicine (council 1993-1996, executive committee 1993-1996), Society General Internal Medicine (counsellor 1978-1981, president-elect 1982-1983, president 1983-1984, co-editor Journal General Internal Medicine 1984-1989, member publications committee since 1990, chairman Glaser award committee 1991).
Married Robert H. Fletcher. Children: John Wright, Grant Selmer.