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Biographical
Sketch
Rufus K.
Broadaway, MD
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Born:
Jackson,
MS
September 22, 1920
Married:
Marion
Dempsey June
13, 1942
Education:
Tufts
College
B.S. 1946
Harvard Medical School
M.D. 1950
Academic
Appointments:
(All at the
University of Miami School of Medicine)
1955-1956
Instructor in Surgery
1956-1957 Assistant Professor of
Surgery
1957-1970 Clinical Assistant
Professor of Surgery
1970-1995 Clinical Professor of
Surgery
1995-present Professor of Surgery Emeritus
Certification:
Diplomate, American
Board of Surgery 1956
Recertified by
the American Board of Surgery 1980
Fellowship:
Fellow
of the American College of Surgeons (1959 to present)
Medical
Specialty:
General
and Vascular Surgery
Affiliations:
Fellow,
American College of Surgeons
Member (9 years) Board of Trustees, American Medical Association
President, AMA Education and Research
Foundation 1983-1986
Member (8 years) and Chairman (2 years)
Board of Commissioners, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations
Military
Service:
Active
Duty, U.S. Army 1940 - 1946
Captain, Parachute Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division.
Combat Jumps:
Normandy (D-day)
Holland
Aide-de-Camp to Maj.Gen. James Gavin.
Purple Heart
Administrative:
Founder
and President, The Surgical Group of Miami
Senior Vice-President, Cedars Medical Center, Miami (600 beds)
National and International Consultant in Quality healthcare, Providing
educational and consultative services in quality assessment and
performance improvement to the healthcare field
Award:
Florida
Medical Association
Certificate of Merit (highest Award given)
1990
Additives
and Oddities:
Climbed
to Base Camp at Mt. Everest (1980), 19,000 ft
Ran Boston Marathon twice
Professional Registered Parliamentarian
Studied photography with Ansel Adams
Candidate for AMA President – twice!