Roemer (Milton I.) Papers, 1955-1973 (?)

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Summary

Title:
Milton Irwin Roemer Papers,
Dates:
1955-1973 (?)
Creators:
Roemer, Milton Irwin, 1916-
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Milton Irwin Roemer Papers, MSS 91-38, Archives & Special Collections, UCSF Library & CKM

Background

Scope and content:

Includes correspondence, publications, meeting minutes from files on pre-paid health care.

Biographical / historical:

Milton Roemer was born in Paterson, NJ, March 24, 1916, son of Jacob and Mary (Rabinowitz) Roemer. He received his BA from Cornell University (1936), his MD from New York University (1940), and an MPH from the University of Michigan (1943). He interned at Barnert Memorial Hospital, in Paterson (1940-1941), was with the New Jersey Health Department from 1941 and 1942, and from 1943 to 1948 with the U. S. Public Health Service in Washington, DC.

Dr. Roemer served as a member of the faculty of Yale University Medical School from 1949 to 1951 and with the World Health Organization in Geneva from 1951 to 1952. He spent 1953-1956 with the Saskatchewan Health Department, and from 1957-1961 was on the Cornell University faculty. In 1962 he accepted an appointment as professor of health administration at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Public Health, where he has done much noteworthy work relative to health insurance plans and HMOs.

He is the author of many articles and books; most notable among the latter are Health Care Systems in World Perspective (1976), Comparative National Policies on Health Care (1977), and Ambulatory Health Services in America (1981).

Custodial history:

Gift of Joan Trauner.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Physical description:
1 carton, 1 box

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Brooke Dykman Dockter
Date Prepared:
© 1998
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: Unknown.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Milton Irwin Roemer Papers, MSS 91-38, Archives & Special Collections, UCSF Library & CKM

Location of this collection:
UCSF Library & CKM Archives and Special Collections, 530 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143-0840, US