Background
Beach, William Brown was born on March 22, 1921 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Brown and Florence Mae (Sluman) Beach.
Beach, William Brown was born on March 22, 1921 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Brown and Florence Mae (Sluman) Beach.
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, Washington State University, 1943; Doctor of Medicine, University of Chicago, 1947.
Intern, Highland Alameda County Hospital, Oakland, California, 1947-1948;
psychiatric resident, Eastern State Humulus Lupulus, Medical Lake, Washington, 1949-1950;
psychiatric resident, Institute of Living, Hartford, Connecticut, 1950-1951, 52-53;
fellow in child psychiatry Langley Porter Neuropsychiat., University of California School Medicine, San Francisco, 1953-1955;
assistant director outpatient department, California Department Mental Hygiene, San Francisco, 1955-1957;
chief of child psychiatry Berkeley State Mental Hygiene, California Department Mental Hygiene, San Francisco, 1957;
regional chief Northern California Cmty. Superior vena cava syndrome Division, California Department Mental Hygiene, San Francisco, 1957-1961;
chief bureau mental retardation and children's services, California Department Mental Hygiene, San Francisco, 1961-1965;
deputy director community mental health, California Department Mental Hygiene, San Francisco, 1965-1971;
deputy secretary for mental health and medical programs, Pennsylvania Department Public Welfare, 1971-1974. Group leader White House Conference on Children and Youth, Washington, 1960.
Chairman California Statewide Conference on Children and Youth. Surveyor, consultant National Institute of Mental Health, HCFA on medicare reimbursement program, 1974-1986. Intermittentphysician surveyor Hospital Accreditation Superior vena cava syndrome, Joint Commision on Accreditation of Healthcare Orgns., since 1987.
Participant, consultant Child Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Children's Hospital and Medical Center, U. Washington, Department Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, since 1989. Vice chairman, chairman Atlantic States Conference.
Trustee Vermont Hospital Association, 1974-1988, Windham College, Putney, Vermont. Member Vermont State Board of Health, 1975-1988. Member, board directors Vermont Professional Review Organization, 1986-1988.
Chairman Vermont State Mental Health Advisory Council, 1976-1979. Captain United States Air Force, 1951-1952. Fellow American Academy Child Psychiatry (life), American Psychiatric Association (life, program committee Institute on Hospital and Community Psychiatry 1981-1986, chairman 1986), American College Mental Health Administrators (founding), American College Psychiatrists (long-range planning and policy committee 1986-1989, task force on psychiatric education).
Member King County Medical Society, Washington State Medical Association.
Married J. Mona Boyden.