Edward C. Halperin Oral History Interviews, 2006-2007

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Summary

Creator:
Halperin, Edward C.
Abstract:
Edward C. Halperin was a professor and chairperson of the Department of Radiation Oncology, vice dean of the School of Medicine, and associate vice chancellor of Duke University Medical School. This collection contains 2 oral history interviews conducted at separate times. Interviews were conducted on October 10, 2006 and May 29, 2007 by Jessica Roseberry. In the 2006 interview, Halperin discusses his early life and career at Duke. In the 2007 interview, Halperin discusses the role of women at Duke Medicine throughout the institution's history.
Extent:
2 interviews (4 CDs, 1 transcript) and 2 electronic transcripts
Language:
English
Collection ID:
OH.HALPERINE

Background

Scope and content:

Includes 2 oral history interviews with Dr. Edward C. Halperin conducted on October 10, 2006 and May 29, 2007 by Jessica Roseberry.
In the 2006 interview, Halperin discusses his early life and career at Duke. In the 2007 interview, Halperin discusses the role of women at Duke Medicine throughout the institution's history.

Biographical / historical:

Edward C. Halperin was born in 1953 in Somerville, New Jersey. He received an MA from Duke University and his MD from Yale University. Halperin served on Duke faculty for twenty-three years as a professor and chairperson of the Department of Radiation Oncology, vice dean of the School of Medicine, and associate vice chancellor.
In 2006, he became the Dean of the School of Medicine, Ford Foundation Professor of Medical Education, and professor of radiation oncology, pediatrics, and history at the University of Louisville. He also served as a vice provost at the University of Louisville. In 2012, Halperin became the chancellor and CEO of the New York Medical College and provost for biomedical affairs for the Touro College and University System.
Halperin's research focuses on pediatric cancer, adult brain tumors, the role of radiotherapy in organ transplantation, ethics, and the history of racial, religious, and gender discrimination in higher education. Along with his scientific publications, Halperin has written about Duke history and medical history.
Halperin married Sharon Halperin and they had three children.

Acquisition information:
Accession A2009.083 (acquired, October 2006), Accession A2007.011 (acquired, May 2007)
Processing information:

Processed by Jessica Roseberry: March 2009; encoded by Dawne Howard Lucas: March 2009

Arrangement:
Organized into the following series: Interview, October 10, 2006; Interview, May 29, 2007.
Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Duke University Medical Center Library's online catalog.

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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.

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[Identification of item], Edward C. Halperin Oral History Interviews, Duke University Medical Center Archives.