Davis, Michael Marks, 1879-1971

Michael Davis was one of the major figures in health care policy in the United States. He served as chairman of the Executive Committee of the Committee for the Nation's Health (CNH), incorporated in 1946 and abolished in 1956. Davis received a Ph.D. from Columbia in 1906. In Boston and then in New York, Davis led movements to extend dispensary services to people of moderate means. He later served as director of medical services for the Julius Rosenwald Fund and chaired the foundation-funded Committee on Research in Medical Economics before assuming leadership of the CNH.

From the description of Miscellaneous papers, supplementary to the Committee for the Nation's Health Records from the Michael M. Davis Collection, New York Academy of Medicine, [1950-1960]. (New York Academy of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 78930099

Physician and medical administrator; chairman of the executive committee, Committee for the Nation's Health, 1946-1956.

From the description of Papers, 1939-1955 [microform]. (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70958944

Michael M. Davis (1879-1971) was the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Committee for the Nation's Health from 1946 to 1956.

From the description of Davis, Michael Marks, 1879-1971 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10581843

Medical economist.

From the description of Reminiscences of Michael Marks Davis : oral history, 1966. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122513227

Dr. Davis is a prominent social scientist and a former member of the Committee. Mr. Wiprud was the executive director and secretary of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia, 1938-62.

From the description of Michael Marks Davis [sound recording] : an oral history / interviewed by Theodore Wiprud, May 26, 1960. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 62430024