Arnold S. Relman
Arnold S. Relman | |
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| Born | June 17, 1923 Queens, New York, US |
| Died | June 17, 2014 (aged 91) Cambridge, Massachusetts, US |
| Education | Cornell University |
| Alma mater | College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University |
| Known for | Editor of The New England Journal of Medicine. Contributions to medical education. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Internal medicine, social medicine, education |
| Institutions | The New England Journal of Medicine |
Arnold Seymour Relman (June 17, 1923 – June 17, 2014) — known as Bud Relman to intimates — was an American internist and professor of medicine and social medicine. He was editor of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) from 1977 to 1991, where he instituted two important policies: one asking the popular press not to report on articles before publication and another requiring authors to disclose conflicts of interest. He wrote extensively on medical publishing and reform of the U.S. health care system, advocating non-profit delivery of single-payer health care. Relman ended his career as professor emeritus at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.