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Practitioners. This binder contains information provided by the Menninger Foundation, some articles
on the topic by doctors, and even some handwritten notes. There is also one file on Nixon’s
membership in the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM). For more information about
Dr. Nixon, there are 125 cubic feet of his materials housed at the John P. McGovern Historical
Collections and Research Center, Houston Academy of Medicine – Texas Medical Center Library in
Houston, Texas.
Osborne, Charles E., Ed.D. (c. 1930- )
c.1975
1 slim document case
Dr. Osborne was assistant dean for Continuing Medical Education and professor, Department of
Medical Education at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Illinois. He
researched and published articles on a variety of topics relating to health-related topics, including the
impact of continuing medical education and the evaluation of clinical competence.
Dr. Osborne’s collection consists of an Award of Merit from the AAFP to Dr. Osborne “For his
significant contribution as Project Director of the Joint Committee on Quality Assurance in its
development of methodology for the evaluation of ambulatory child health care.”
Ostergaard, Daniel J., M.D. (1947- )
1966-1994
6 boxes – See also: Audio-Visual Collection and Photograph Collection
Born in 1947 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, Dr. Ostergaard received a B.A. degree in natural sciences
and psychology from the University of North Dakota in 1969, and earned an M.D. degree from the
University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine in Dallas in 1973. In addition to clinical
practice as a medical officer with the United States Public Health Service in New Mexico, Dr.
Ostergaard also served as director of the Family Medicine Residency in Duluth and was a faculty
member of the University of Minnesota School of Medicine. From 1983 to 1999, he served as
AAFP vice president for Education and Scientific Activities, and from 1999 to 2008 served as AAFP
vice president for International and Interprofessional Activities. In 2008, Dr. Ostergaard became
AAFP vice president for Professional Activities, and in 2011 was named vice president for Health of
the Public and Interprofessional Activities, which office he presently holds. As vice president for
Health of the Public and Interprofessional Activities, he has oversight responsibilities for the public
health, scientific and research activities of the AAFP as well as the AAFP’s relationships with other
medical organizations in the United States and abroad. Dr. Ostergaard is a member of the World
Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) Executive Committee by virtue of his position as chair
of its Bylaws Committee. In 1998, he was awarded honorary life membership in WONCA. Among
his awards are the 2000 Gabriel Smilkstein Memorial Award of the Society of Teachers of Family
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