{"id":57209,"date":"2016-11-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/11\/03\/remembering-paul-young-m-d\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T17:09:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T22:09:18","slug":"remembering-paul-young-m-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/11\/03\/remembering-paul-young-m-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering – Paul Young, M.D."},"content":{"rendered":"

Paul R. Young, M.D., a former UNMC educator and administrator, died Oct. 29 at the age of 84.<\/p>\n

Dr. Young was a 1958 UNMC graduate and practiced in Kansas City, Sacramento and Missouri before joining UNMC. From 1975 to 1980, he served as professor and chairman of the UNMC Department of Family Medicine where he also was chief of the medical staff. <\/p>\n

Dr. Young was a pioneer for family medicine at UNMC and nationally, setting the standards for family medicine through academia, accreditation and residency programs. <\/p>\n

His long career included serving as the first president of the Association of Departments of Family Medicine and the founding editor of the Journal of the American Board of Family Practice. He was the first deputy executive director of the American Board of Family Practice and later its executive director.
\nIn 2008, he was recognized with the University of Nebraska College of Medicine Distinguished Alumni Award.<\/p>\n

To read Dr. Young’s obituary, click here<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be sent to: The Pisacano Scholars Leadership Foundation, c\/o American Board of Family Medicine, 1648 McGrathiana Parkway, Suite 550, Lexington, KY 40511 or The Jack M. Colwill Academic Endowment Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, 65212.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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