Department of Anesthesiology Records, 1930-2011

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Summary

Creator:
Duke University. Medical Center. Department of Anesthesiology.
Abstract:
Materials relate to the administration of the Department of Anesthesiology, departmental anniversaries, and research endeavors. Types of materials include 1 ledger, fundraising goals, commemorative anniversary book, grant materials, notes, correspondence, articles, photographs, posters, commemorative anniversary DVD, and digital files. Materials range in date from 1930 to 2011, with the bulk of material dating between 1991 and 2011.
Extent:
2.3 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box, 2 flat boxes, 1 map folder) and 1 ledger, 1 DVD, and 2.68 GB
Language:
English
Collection ID:
AR.0017

Background

Scope and content:

Contains 1 ledger, fundraising goals, commemorative anniversary book, grant materials, notes, correspondence, articles, photographs, posters, commemorative anniversary DVD, and digital files. Materials range in date from 1930 to 2011, with the bulk of material dating between 1991 and 2011.

Biographical / historical:

The Department of Anesthesiology began as a division of the Department of Surgery. Following World War II, the roles of anesthesiologists began to change and soon separate anesthesiology departments were developed at medical schools nationwide. In 1970, the Duke University School of Medicine created a Department of Anesthesiology and Dr. Sarah J. Dent served as interim department chair. In 1971, Dr. Merel H. Harmel became department chair. Prior to coming to Duke, Harmel had founded two esteemed anesthesia departments at the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center and the University of Chicago. Harmel developed three focus areas for the department: clinical care, education, and research. Under Harmel's leadership, scientists created the Duke Automatic Monitoring Equipment (DAME), which was the first computerized monitoring system to produce an objective record of vital organs and the system is now a standard in operating rooms.
Beginning 1983, Dr. W. David Watkins served as department chair until 1991. After Watkins departure in 1991, Dr. Joseph Reves was appointed department chair and served as the chief of the Cardiac Division and the director of the Duke Heart Center.
In 2001, Dr. Mark Newman, a leader in the field of perioperative neurologic research, became department chair. Newman helped create the Perioperative Genomic Group that collects information about genetics and the mechanisms surrounding perioperative organ injury to improve safety and outcomes following surgery and anesthesia. In 2015, Dr. Joseph P. Mathew became the department chair.

Acquisition information:
Accession A2004.032 (transferred, June 2004), Accession A2009.011 (transferred, March 2009), Accession A2009.017 (transferred, April 2009), Accession A2009.022 (transferred, May 2009), Accession A2011.039 (transferred, May 2011), Accession A2012.046 (transferred, June 2012)
Processing information:

Processed by Dawne Howard Lucas: 2012; encoded by Dawne Howard Lucas: 2012; updated by Kahlee Leingang under the supervision of Lucy Waldrop: April 2018

Arrangement:
Organized into the following series: Department of Anesthesiology Records, undated; Digital Files, circa 1994-2009.
Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Duke University Medical Center Archives.
Rules or conventions:
DACS

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This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals or IRB approval may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Duke University assumes no responsibility.
Contains Medical Center Administrative records. These include records of the officers of the University, as defined in the Bylaws, the deans of schools and colleges, and departments, institutes, and other offices as designated by the President. For a period of twenty-five years from the origin of the material, permission in writing from the director of the office of record and the Medical Center Archivist is required for use. After twenty-five years, records that have been processed may be consulted with the permission of the Medical Center Archivist. (Issued by the Office of the Chancellor, December 1, 1975).
Collection must be screened for sensitive or confidential materials before being accessed. For further information consult with the Medical Center Archivist.

Terms of access:

Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Department of Anesthesiology Records, Duke University Medical Center Archives.