William James Howard

Background

Howard, William James was born on September 1, 1938 in Little Rock.

Education

Bachelor, Haverford College, 1960; Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1964.

Career

Intern, Hospital the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1964-1965; resident in medicine, Hospital the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1965-1966; fellow in metabolic diseases, Hospital the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1966-1967; fellow in metabolic diseases, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1967-1968; fellow in clinical endocrinology, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1968-1969; director, Endocrine-Metabolic Outpatient Clinic/Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, 1969-1972; assistant director, General Clinical Research Center/Philadelphia General Hospital, 1972-1976; from director medical residency program to director medical education, Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, 1976-1988; medical director, Medlantic Prevention & Research Clinics, Washington, 1988-1992; senior vice president, medical director, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, since 1992. Assistant chief University of Pennsylvania Medical Svc./Philadelphia General Hospital, 1973-1975, director house staff training, 1973-1976, associate chief, 1975-1976. House staff committee, pharmacyand therapeutic committee, research and publication committee Philadelphia General Hospital, 1973-1976, chairman patient care committee, long range planning committee of medical staff, 1974-1976.

Medical committee Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, 1976-1980, program directors subcommittee, 1976-1985, medical education committee 1977-1988, research and publication committee, 1979-1987, director transitional residency program, 1980-1988, acting dir.med. education, 1980-1981, chairman program directors subcommittee, 1981-1988, senior administrator, 1984-1988, Executive Committee 1985-1988. Director clinical research Medlantic Research Foundation, Washington, 1988-1992, vice president medical programs, 1991-1992. Chief section endocrinology Washington Hospital Center, 1990-1992, graduate medical education committee, since 1988, ethics committee, since 1990, continuing medical education committee, since 1994.

Research and development committee VA Medical Center, Phoenix, 1980-1988. Chairman medical education committee Greater Phoenix Affordable Health Care Foundation, 1984-1988. Chairman, Board Of Directors Palms Clinic and Hospital corporation, 1985-1988.

Chairman Greater Phoenix Alliance Medical Educators, 1986-1988. Board directors Washington Regional Transplant Consortium. Executive Committee Washington Hospital Center Medical and Dental Staff, since 1992.

Professional affairs, quality assurance committee, strategic planning committee Medlantic Healthcare Group Board Dirs., Washington, since 1992. Executive Committee of medical staff National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, since 1993.

Achievements

• William James Howard has been listed as a noteworthy Health facility administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Parents Booster Club All Saints Episcopal Day School, Phoenix, 1978-1979, Board of Governors, 1979-1982, vice-chairman, Board of Governors 1980-1981, chairman, Board of Governors, 1981-1982. Chairman key club committee Camelback Kiwanis Club, pack com.Cub Scouts, Phoenix, 1981-1983. Board directors American Red Cross, Arizona, 1984-1988.

Major United States Army Medical Corps, 1969-1972. Fellow American College of Physicians (governor-elect Arizona chapter 1987-1988). Member American Heart Association (board directors since 1989), American Diabetes Association (chairman professional education committee Arizona chapter 1978-1980, president-electrical 1981-1983, president 1983-1985, education program review panel, 1991-1994), Endocrine Society, Academy Medicine, District of Columbia Medical Society (medical directors forum since 1994), Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

M. Barbara V. Howard. 3 children.