astronomy

Peter Rheinstein

Peter Rheinstein is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Peter Rheinstein rather than just read about it. In short: Peter Howard Rheinstein (born September 7, 1943) is an American physician, lawyer, author, and administrator (both private and governmental). He was an official of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from 1974 to 1999.

Key takeaways

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Reproduce the core statement of Peter Rheinstein from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Peter Howard Rheinstein (born September 7, 1943) is an American physician, lawyer, author, and administrator (both private and governmental). He was an official of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from 1974 to 1999.

Education Rheinstein, a General Motors Scholar, received a B.A. with high honors from Michigan State University in 1963, an M.S. in mathematics from Michigan State University in 1964, an M.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1967, and a J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1973. At Michigan State University, Rheinstein was noted for his facility in mathematics.

Food and Drug Administration Rheinstein was director of the Drug Advertising and Labeling Division, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville (1974-1982). He was acting deputy director Office of Drugs (1982–83), acting director Office of Drugs (1983–84), director Office of Drug Standards (1984–90), and director medicine staff Office Health Affairs (1990–99). While at the FDA, Rheinstein developed precedents for Food and Drug Administration regulation of prescription drug promotion, initiated FDA’s first patient medication information program, implemented the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984, and authored medication goals for Healthy People 2000 and 2010. Judy Woodruff interviewed Rheinstein about generic drug safety on the McNeil-Lehrer NewsHour on December 11, 1985. Stone Phillips interviewed Rheinstein about drug labeling on Dateline NBC on March 31, 1992.

Later career From 1999 to 2004, Rheinstein was senior vice president for medical and clinical affairs at Cell Works, Inc., in Baltimore. Among other projects, Cell Works wanted to develop a blood test for anthrax, similar to a system for cancer cells it produced. "It's something that companies like ours can incorporate into our diagnostic technology," Rheinstein told the Washington Times. Biodefense projects "create new technologies, the spin-offs of which can be commercialized into some pretty good things." In 2000 Rheinstein became president of Severn Health Solutions in Severna Park, Maryland. In 2010 Rheinstein was named president of the Academy of Physicians in Clinical Research and in 2011 was named chairman of the American Board of Legal Medicine. Rheinstein was named chairman of the United States Adopted Names Council in 2012. Rheinstein is a member of Phi Kappa Phi and vice president of the Intercultural Friends Foundation. Rheinstein is publisher of Discovery Medicine and chairman of MedData Foundation. He is past president of the Academy of Medicine of Washington, DC. Sarah Gonzalez interviewed Rheinstein for Planet Money, This Is Your Brain on Drug Ads, on September 8, 2021.

Publications co-author of Human Organ Transplantation: Societal, Medical-Legal, Regulatory, and Reimbursement Issues. Health Administration Press, Ann Arbor, Michigan 1987. special editorial advisor, Good Housekeeping Guide to Medicines and Drugs, 1977–80 member editorial board Legal Aspects Medical Practice, 1981–89 member editorial board Drug Information Journal, 1982–86 publisher of Discovery Medicine, 2001-

External links Peter Rheinstein on Avvo.com Peter Rheinstein's biography from Who's Who in America Peter Rheinstein's recent AMA House of Delegate Articles Peter Rheinstein publications on Google Scholar Peter Rheinstein publications on Google Books Peter Rheinstein publications on PubMed Judy Woodruff interviews Peter Rheinstein about generic drug safety on the McNeil-Lehrer NewsHour, 11 Dec 1985 Stone Phillips interviews Peter Rheinstein about drug labeling, Dateline NBC, March 31, 1992 Sarah Gonzalez interviews Peter Rheinstein for Planet Money, This is Your Brain on Drug Ads, 8 Sept 2021 Peter Rheinstein. House drug bill dooms medical research. Detroit News 20 Nov 2019 Peter Rheinstein. Research protections will beat crises like COVID-19. Columbus Dispatch 11 Aug 2020 FHS student completes summer science course. Farmington Enterprise 8 Sept 1960 Peter Rheinstein's biography from American Men & Women of Science: A Biographical Directory of Today’s Leaders in Physical, Biological and Related Sciences(Vol. 12. 36th ed. 2018) Peter Rheinstein interviewed Slate.com naming new drugs Dr. Peter Rheinstein Receives the APCR 2024 President’s Award

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Peter Rheinstein

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Peter Rheinstein claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Peter Rheinstein before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Peter Rheinstein ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Peter Rheinstein

In research: Peter Rheinstein appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Peter Rheinstein in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Peter Rheinstein is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1943 births, American lawyers, American pharmacologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Peter Rheinstein outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Peter Rheinstein in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Peter Rheinstein means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Peter Rheinstein out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

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Why does Peter Rheinstein matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Peter Rheinstein?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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