Ewald W. Busse
| Ewald W. Busse | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 18, 1917 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | March 7, 2004 (aged 86) Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Westminster College Washington University School of Medicine |
| Occupation | psychiatrist, author, academic |
Ewald William Busse (August 18, 1917 – March 7, 2004) was an American psychiatrist, gerontologist, author and academic administrator best known for being the dean of the Duke University School of Medicine.
The son of German immigrants, Busse was born and raised in Saint Louis, Missouri and educated at Westminster College and the Washington University School of Medicine. After serving in both the army and the navy, Busse was trained in psychiatry at University of Colorado from 1946 to 1948. In 1953, he moved to Duke University, where he became the Chair of the Department of Psychiatry, before eventually becoming Associate Provost and Dean of Medical Education in 1974. He served in that position until 1982. From 1971 to 1972, Busse served as the President of the American Psychiatric Association. From 1987 to 1994, Busse served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine. He received many awards including the Malford W. Thewlis award for gerontology.
He was survived by his wife, Ortrude, and three daughters, a son having died earlier.
He died March 7, 2004, in Durham, North Carolina.
Busse, Ewald W., et al. “Studies of the Processes of Aging: Factors that Influence the Psyche of Elderly Persons,” American Journal of Psychiatry 110(12) (June 1954): 897-903.
Busse, Ewald W., et al. “Studies of the Processes of Aging. X: The Strengths and Weaknesses of Psychic Functioning in the Aged,” American Journal of Psychiatry 111(12) (June 1955): 896-901.
Busse, Ewald W. “Geriatrics Today – An Overview,” American Journal of Psychiatry 123(10) (April 1967): 1226-1233.
Busse, Ewald W. Therapeutic Implications of Basic Research with the Aged: The Fourth Annual Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital Award Lecture in Memory of Edward A. Strecker, M.D. [Nutley, NJ: Roche Laboratories, 1967].
Busse, Ewald W. “APA’s Role in Influencing the Evolution of a Health Care Delivery System,” American Journal of Psychiatry 126(5) (Nov. 1969): 739-744.
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