Past Treasurer Robert S. Young, M.D., dies
Robert S. Young, M.D., of Johnstown, Ohio, died Feb. 14 from prostate cancer at age 74. He served as AAFP treasurer from 1983 to 1987 and was a director from 1978 to 1981. He served as the 1970-71 Ohio AFP president.
Young's legacy includes state line-item funding for family practice departments and residencies. According to the Ohio AFP, he was the key force in convincing the 1973-74 Ohio General Assembly to pass a bill not only funding training for undergraduates and graduates but also noting, "The [family practice] department shall be a full department coequal with all other departments."
The specialty's line-item funding in Ohio continues to this day.
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