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Kahn, Raymond M., M.D. (1918-2003)
1961-1981
1 slim document case– See also: Photograph Collection
Raymond M. Kahn, M.D. was born in 1918 in Dayton, Ohio and graduated with his M.D. degree
from the St. Louis University School of Medicine. A charter member of the AAGP and STFM, he
was also a founder of the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians, serving as president of the Ohio AFP
from 1963 to 1964. An activist at both the state, local and national levels, he helped to develop the
Family Practice Residency Program at Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, which he directed
from 1979 until his retirement in 1985. As chairman of the AAGP’s Committee on Medical
Economics during the 1960’s he helped to develop the book The Organization and Management of
Family Practice, a popular resource which was used throughout the next 20 years by family
physicians as a guide to help them in constructing, equipping, designing and managing their offices.
With other GP leaders in Ohio, Dr. Kahn also championed board certification, which led to the
eventual establishment of the American Board of Family Practice (now ABFM) in 1969.
The Raymond M. Kahn, M.D. Collection is comprised of articles, pamphlets and reports relating to
Dr. Kahn’s career, particularly concerning his involvement with the Ohio AFP, his work to help plan
the Academy’s 1962 Scientific Assembly (which was the first national medical organization
convention to be held in Las Vegas), and his work as a member and later as chairman of the AAGP’s
Committee on Medical Economics during the 1960’s. In addition, the Center also holds several
photographs relating to Dr. Kahn’s service on this committee as part of its photograph collection.
Kessel, Kenneth F., M.D. (1931- )
1970-2012
1 box and 1 boxed set of Criteria Cards
A graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1958, Dr. Kessel served as the first
director of the MacNeal Memorial Hospital Family Practice Training (Residency) Program in
Berwyn, Illinois from 1970 to 1987. In December of 1969, this program was the first Family
Practice Residency Program in the State of Illinois to be approved by the Residency Review
Committee for Family Practice (RRC-FP).
Prior to his serving as director of the MacNeal Residency Program, Dr. Kessel had completed a
general practice residency at MacNeal in 1960, and then established a private general practice in
Brookfield, Illinois, where he served for ten years. During the 1970’s he also served as a consultant
for the AAFP, helping to assist other residency programs in getting started within a twelve state area.
Following his service at MacNeal, Dr. Kessel then went on to serve as the director of a geriatric
fellowship at LaGrange Memorial Hospital in LaGrange, Illinois, which was the first geriatric
fellowship in Illinois to be sponsored solely by a Family Medicine residency. Dr. Kessel is presently
retired and lives in East Troy, Wisconsin.
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