Interview, January 3, 1996

Creator:
Smith, Peter Kent.
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This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Peter K. Smith on January 3, 1996 by Dr. James Gifford. It is included in the Dr. David Sabiston Oral History Project.

Duration: 00:28:00

Smith discusses how he came to be Chief of Thoracic Surgery; how the Division of Thoracic Surgery evolved and split off from the Division of General and Thoracic Surgery and why Sabiston made this change; the Residency Training Program and the changes from the separation of the divisions; research activity within the division; and how Sabiston was responsible for the growth of individual labs for surgeons at Duke and the outcomes and consequences of this decision.

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