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The WCMS Foundation Annual Francis P. Rhoades, MD, Memorial Lecture
List of Past Speakers
Francis P.
Rhoades, MD 1902-1992
The man in whose memory this conference is
presented was a Detroit family physician for more then 52 years. An
outstanding individual, he served his profession and his community in
many capacities. Doctor Rhoades was a founding member and past president
of the Michigan Academy of Family Physicians. He was a delegate to the
American Academy of Family Physicians, and served as chair of the AAFP
Committee on Scientific Assembly.
Doctor Rhoades was past president of the
Wayne County Medical Society, on the Detroit Medical News Editorial
Board for more then 20 years and also served with the Michigan State
Medical Society. Doctor Rhoades was founder of the professional
Convention Management Association, president of the Academy of
Psychosomatic Medicine and the American Geriatrics Society and vice
president of the Interstate Postgraduate Association. In addition, he
served four terms on the Detroit City Council and 14 years on the
Detroit Planning Commission.
One of Doctor Rhoades' greatest
accomplishments came when he served as chair of the WCMS Polio
Immunization Committee in 1964, when he organized a program of
immunizations for over one million Detroit citizens, mostly children.
Lacking funds to obtain the vaccine, Doctor Rhoades personally signed
for $1,000,000. In the end, voluntary contributions netted the program
$600,000 which formed the basis for the WCMS Else Kolhede Foundation,
now known as the Francis P. Rhoades, MD, Memorial Foundation. Over the
years, the Foundation has contributed substantially to medical research
and health education in the City of Detroit.
Doctor Rhoades was a graduate of the Wayne
State University School of Medicine. Throughout his career, his wife
Nell participated fully in his numerous interests and activities. A past
president of the Michigan State Medical Society Auxiliary, now known as
the Alliance, she continues today as a strong advocate for family
practice.
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