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32-426: Satcher is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: David Satcher (born 1941), American physician Doug Satcher (born 1945), American football player Leslie Satcher (born 1962), American singer-songwriter Robert Satcher (born 1965), American physician, chemical engineer and NASA astronaut [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

64-413: A CDC employee filed a whistleblower report and a special Inspector General was appointed to investigate the matter. In the words of Martha Katz, Deputy Director for Policy and Legislation at CDC: "Resources intended for CFS were actually used for measles, polio and other disease areas. This was a breach of CDC's solemn trust and is in direct conflict with its core values." Satcher served simultaneously in

96-474: A natural extension of his experiences improving public health policy for all Americans and his commitment to eliminating health disparities for minorities, the poor, and other disadvantaged groups. In 2013, he co-founded the advocacy group African American Network Against Alzheimer's . As of 2002, he sits on the boards of Johnson & Johnson and, as of 2007, MetLife . While acknowledging progress, Satcher has criticized health disparities. He asked

128-631: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles David Satcher David Satcher (born March 2, 1941) is an American physician, and public health administrator. He was a four-star admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as the 10th Assistant Secretary for Health , and the 16th Surgeon General of the United States . Satcher was born in Anniston, Alabama . At

160-584: Is the first African-American to hold these leadership posts at UCLA. UCLA constructed the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center across the street from the original facility to comply with the California earthquake law. The 1,050,000-square-foot (98,000 m ) hospital is named after the late President of the United States and Governor of California , Ronald Reagan . It was designed by architect I.M. Pei . Patients were transferred there from

192-468: Is through school. In school, not only at the doctor's office." However, conservative political groups denounced the report as being too permissive towards homosexuality and condom distribution in schools. When Satcher left office, he retired with the rank of vice admiral. Upon his departure from the post, Satcher became a fellow at the Kaiser Family Foundation . In the fall of 2002, he assumed

224-843: The Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved . Both the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Medical Library Association rate this journal as one of the nation's important public health journals. He is the recipient of many honorary degrees and numerous distinguished honors, including the Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal , the 2013 UC Berkeley School of Public Health Public Health Heroes Award, an honorary Doctor of Science from Harvard University (2011), an honorary Doctor of Public Health from Dickinson College (2016), and top awards from

256-861: The American Medical Association , the American College of Physicians , the American Academy of Family Physicians , and Ebony magazine . In 1995, he received the Breslow Award in Public Health and in 1997 the New York Academy of Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2004, he received the Benjamin E. Mays Trailblazer Award and the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Award for Humanitarian Contributions to

288-565: The Board of Regents voted to establish a medical school at UCLA . In 1947, Stafford L. Warren was appointed as the first dean. Warren had served on the Manhattan Project while on leave from his post at University of Rochester School of Medicine . His choice of core faculty consisted of his former associates at Rochester in Andrew Dowdy as the first professor of radiology , John Lawrence as

320-646: The Institute of Medicine in Washington, D.C. Gerald S. Levey was then appointed provost of medical sciences and dean of the medical school in 1994. Levey oversaw expansion of interdisciplinary research and the establishment of a Department of Human Genetics. The Gonda (Goldschmied) Neuroscience and Genetics Research Center, as well as the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, were constructed. In October 2008, Levey announced that he would be stepping down from

352-582: The UCLA School of Medicine , and Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital . He is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians , the American College of Preventive Medicine , and the American College of Physicians , and is board certified in preventive medicine. Satcher pledged Omega Psi Phi fraternity and is an initiate of the Psi chapter of Morehouse College . Satcher served as professor and Chairman of

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384-410: The surname Satcher . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Satcher&oldid=844101694 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

416-495: The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry from 1993 to 1998. Under Satcher's leadership, the CDC took millions of dollars Congress set aside for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) research and secretly spent the funds in other areas. The misappropriation of funds continued for three years (from 1995-1998) and the CDC attempted to cover up their actions. The issue only came to light after

448-758: The Department of Community Medicine and Family Practice at Morehouse School of Medicine from 1979 to 1982. He is a former faculty member of the UCLA School of Medicine , the UCLA School of Public Health , and the King-Drew Medical Center in Los Angeles , where he developed and chaired the King-Drew Department of Family Medicine. From 1975 to 1979, he served as the interim Dean of the Charles R. Drew Postgraduate Medical School , during which time, he negotiated

480-824: The Health of Humankind from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. An academic society at the Case Western School of Medicine is named in Satcher's honor, and, in 2009, he delivered the university's Commencement Address. UCLA School of Medicine Dating back to its affiliation with the University of California in 1873, the UCSF School of Medicine was the only public medical school in California . This made sense in

512-481: The age of two, he contracted whooping cough . A Black doctor, Dr. Jackson, came to his parents' farm, and told his parents he didn't expect David to live, but nonetheless spent the day with him and told his parents how to give him the best chance he could. Satcher said that he grew up hearing that story, and that inspired him to be a doctor. While in college, Satcher was active in the Civil Rights Movement and

544-614: The agreement with UCLA School of Medicine and the Board of Regents that led to a medical education program at King-Drew. He also directed the King-Drew Sickle cell Research Center for six years. Satcher served as President of Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1982 to 1993. He also held the posts of Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Administrator of

576-471: The charter class graduated. The first classes were conducted in the reception lounge of the old Religious Conference Building on Le Conte Avenue. Clinical education was initially conducted on the wards of Harbor General Hospital, which today is Harbor-UCLA Medical Center . In July 1955, the UCLA Medical Center was opened. Sherman Mellinkoff succeeded Stafford Warren as dean in 1962 and served for

608-510: The existing hospital in June 2008. In the rankings released for 2022–23, U.S. News & World Report ranked David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA at No. 19 in the U.S. in research and ranked UCLA Medical Center at No. 5. Notable hospitals and Medical Centers affiliated with UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine are: The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA accepts applications for summer academic enrichment programs. These programs include

640-577: The first professor of medicine , and Charles Carpenter as the first professor of infectious diseases . Along with William Longmire Jr., a 34-year-old surgeon from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine , the group was called the Founding Five. The building of the medical center and the School of Medicine began in 1949. The 1951 charter class consisted of 26 men and 2 women. Initially, there were 15 faculty members, although that number had increased to 43 by 1955 when

672-402: The individual, community, and policy level. Satcher supports a Medicare -for-all style single payer health plan , in which insurance companies would be eliminated and the government would pay health care costs directly to doctors, hospitals and other providers through the tax system. In 1990, while President of Meharry Medical College, Satcher founded a quarterly academic journal entitled

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704-530: The late 19th century when most of California's population lived in Northern California and Southern California was a lightly populated desert. It no longer made sense by the 1940s, after Los Angeles had overtaken San Francisco to become the leading metropolis on the West Coast of the United States . Dr. Elmer Belt was instrumental in lobbying for the establishment of the School. Therefore, in 1945,

736-945: The next 24 years. Under Mellinkoff, the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute , the UCLA Brain Research Institute, and the Marion Davies Children's Center were founded. The Jules Stein Eye Institute and the Reed Neurological Research Center were established. By decade's end, UCLA had doubled the size of the medical school and the hospital. The UCLA School of Dentistry , School of Public Health , and School of Nursing were formed as well. The medical school grew to nearly 400 medical students, more than 700 interns and residents, and almost 200 master's and doctorate candidates. A partnership

768-544: The opportunity to earn both the B.S. and M.D. degrees in seven years instead of the traditional eight. 1981 saw the dedication of the Doris and Louis Factor Health Sciences Building which houses the School of Nursing and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. In 1987, construction began on UCLA Medical Plaza, an outpatient facility located across the street from the main hospital. Kenneth I. Shine succeeded Sherman Mellinkoff as dean in 1986. In 1992 Shine left UCLA to become President of

800-465: The position of Dean in 2009. Effective February 2010, A. Eugene Washington was appointed Dean of the UCLA School of Medicine and Vice-Chancellor of Health Sciences at UCLA. Washington, a clinician, academician, researcher, and university administrator, was recruited from UCSF , where he served as Vice-Chancellor and Provost, as well as Professor of gynecology, epidemiology, and health policy. Washington

832-575: The positions of Surgeon General and Assistant Secretary for Health from February 1998 through January 2001 at the US Department of Health and Human Services . As such, he is the first Surgeon General to be appointed as a four-star admiral in the PHSCC , to reflect his dual offices. In his first year as Surgeon General, Satcher released the 1998 Surgeon General's report "Tobacco Use Among U.S. Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups." In it he reported that tobacco use

864-628: The post of Director of the National Center for Primary Care at the Morehouse School of Medicine . On December 20, 2004, Satcher was named interim president at Morehouse School of Medicine until John E. Maupin, Jr., former president of Meharry Medical College assumed the current position on February 26, 2006. In June 2006, Satcher established the Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) at Morehouse School of Medicine as

896-885: The question, "What if we had eliminated disparities in health in the last century?" and calculated that there would have been 83,500 fewer Black deaths in the year 2000. That would have included 24,000 fewer Black deaths from cardiovascular disease. If infant mortality had been equal across racial and ethnic groups in 2000, 4,700 fewer Black infants would have died in their first year of life. Without disparities, there would have been 22,000 fewer Black deaths from diabetes and almost 2,000 fewer Black women would have died from breast cancer; 250,000 fewer Black patients would have been infected with HIV/AIDS and 7,000 fewer Black patients would have died from complications due to AIDS in 2000. As many as 2.5 million additional Black individuals, including 650,000 children, would have had health insurance in that year. He called on people to work for solutions at

928-582: Was arrested on multiple occasions. Satcher graduated from Morehouse College in Atlanta in 1963 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa . He received his MD and a PhD in cell biology from Case Western Reserve University in 1970 with election to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. He completed his residency and fellowship training at the Strong Memorial Hospital , the University of Rochester ,

960-566: Was formed with the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in 1966 to train medical students with the goal of meeting the needs of the underserved in South Los Angeles . The school continued its growth in the 1970s, becoming affiliated with VA facilities as well as Olive View–UCLA Medical Center . In 1974, the school co-founded the Biomedical Sciences Program with UC Riverside , which offers 24 students each year

992-451: Was on the rise among youth in each of the country's major racial and ethnic groups, threatening their long-term health prospects. Satcher was appointed by Bill Clinton , and remained Surgeon General until 2002, contemporaneously with the first half of the first term of George W. Bush 's presidential administration. Eve Slater would later replace him as Assistant Secretary for Health in 2001. Because he no longer held his dual office, Satcher

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1024-449: Was reverted and downgraded to the grade of vice admiral in the regular corps for the remainder of his term as Surgeon General. In 2001, his office released the report, The Call to Action to Promote Sexual Health and Responsible Sexual Behavior . The report was hailed by the chairman of the American Academy of Family Physicians as an overdue paradigm shift—"The only way we're going to change approaches to sexual behavior and sexual activity

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