|
Timeline
The timeline of the China Medical Board's history may be considered according to phases of its country work and successive generations
of its leadership. In its 93 years of work, the China Medical Board has experienced four phases of its work. In 2008, the China Medical Board will embark on
its next phase of work.
2008 — China health for the 21st century
In 2008, the China Medical Board is launching a fresh initiative to strengthen scientific excellence in “critical capacities” among Chinese and Asian institutions to address the premier health challenges of the 21st century — equitable access to primary and preventive health services in market-driven economies so that all can access and benefit from the advancement of knowledge. This will entail capacity strengthening in the fields of health policy, health systems, and the associated research and educational activities to advance equity in health in China and Asia.
1980–2007 — China and Asia
The China Medical Board returns to China and supports 13 Chinese medical universities throughout the country,
in parallel with 13 institutions in Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Mongolia, and Nepal. the China Medical Board support to these
universities focused on strengthening education and research in medicine, nursing, and public health.
1950–1980 — Asia-wide program
The China Medical Board separated from PUMC, which became an independent governmental institution in China.
The China Medical Board continued its mission of strengthening medical education and research in countries of
East and Southeast Asia, including Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore,
Malaysia, and Thailand.
1928–1950 — Peking Union Medical College
The China Medical Board was established as an independent foundation, retaining collegial relations with
the Rockefeller Foundation. As an independent philanthropy, the China Medical Board's primary work was ownership and direct operations
of the PUMC in China , which was governed by its own board.
1914–1928 — Rockefeller Foundation program
The China Medical Board was the second major program of the newly established Rockefeller Foundation (1913).
The first was the International Health Board established for hookworm eradication. The China Medical Board
building the Peking Union Medical College was the largest project in Rockefeller Foundation history in terms
of adjusted dollars invested.
History of Presidents
The executive leadership of the China Medical Board has a straight line of succession for over 50 years since 1954, with
the following Presidents or Directors and their terms:
Lincoln C. Chen |
CMB President |
2006– |
M. Roy Schwarz |
CMB President |
1997–2006 |
William D. Sawyer |
CMB President |
1988–1997 |
Patrick A. Ongley |
CMB President |
1973–1988 |
Oliver R. McCoy |
CMB President
CMB Director |
1969–1973
1959–1969 |
Harold L. Loucks |
CMB Director
CMB representative |
1954–1959
1946–1954 |
Claude E. Forkner |
CMB resident director |
1943–1946 |
Henry S. Houghton |
CMB acting resident director
CMB resident director
CMB acting resident director |
1934–1936
1936–1943
1943–1946
|
Wallace Buttrick |
CMB general director |
1917–1918 |
George E. Vincent |
Chairman and General Director
(also served as president Rockefeller Foundation) |
1919–1924 |
Roger Sherman Greene |
CMB resident director
CMB director
CMB general director
CMB director |
1914–1921
1922–1924
1925–1927
1929–1934 |
From 1914 to 1954, CMB experienced varied leadership and organizational structure. CMB was first started as a program within the Rockefeller Foundation (1914–1928) and then became an independent organizational entity in 1928. During the period 1914–1954,
the China Medical Board operated as a funder and operational supporter of the Peking Union Medical College, which had also
its in-residence executive leadership in China.
|
