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This oral history interview was conducted with Rebecca Reyes on January 25, 2024 by Fiorella Orozco as part of the Bass Connections Agents of Change Oral History Project.

Duration: 01:35:20 (stereo)

Duration: 01:35:12 (mono)

During the interview, Reyes discusses her previous positions and connection to Duke Health; her early childhood and religious influences; her academic background and career synopsis; the historic ordination of the first Latina in the Presbyterian Church; moving to North Carolina to be a campus minister; her work in global education; mentorship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University; early engagement with Hispanic community in Durham, North Carolina; partnership with local organizations in Durham; initiatives with Duke Health; Latino Access to Community Health (LATCH) and ALMAS programs; interpreter usage in hospital; description of a typical day of a social worker; overcoming challenges and stereotypes at Duke Health; current roles and advocacy while retired; personal insights on activism and self-reflection; aspirations for the future; family life; and final reflections. The themes of this interview include heath disparities, community outreach, social work, and Latino health.

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This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi on January 26, 2024 by Fiorella Orozco as part of the Bass Connections Agents of Change Oral History Project.

Duration: 01:53:21 (stereo)

Duration: 01:53:11 (mono)

During the interview, Martinez-Bianchi explores her roles and connections to Duke Health; her childhood in Argentina; her motivation to pursue medicine and primary healthcare advocacy; early mentorship and community engagement; challenges and strategies in community advocacy; student activism during the Argentine dictatorship; pursuing medical education in the United States; kidney transplant research at Rush University in Chicago, Illinois; stories of community engagement in Chicago; moving from Iowa to North Carolina; transforming the Department of Family Medicine Residency Program; the founding of LATIN-19; advocacy efforts for the Latinx community in Durham, North Carolina; further challenges and strategic approaches in community advocacy; upcoming role as Present-Elect of World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA); current community initiative; and balancing family life and nurturing support networks. The themes of this interview include family medicine, health disparities, research, and community-based interventions.

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The life of a doctor's wife.

This oral history interview was conducted with Patricia Bartlett on January 29, 2024 by Anthony Zhao as part of the Bass Connections Agents of Change Oral History Project.

Duration: 01:47:17 (stereo)

Duration: 01:47:08 (mono)

During the interview, Bartlett discusses her early activist influence from her parents; volunteering at the Edgemont Community Center in east Durham, North Carolina; activism in the 1960s; her care for a friend with AIDS in the early 1980s; fear in the gay community; vulnerability of the LGBTQ community to diseases and stigmatization; her activism for patients not only at Duke, but also Durham County General Hospital; the negative reputation of John Bartlett's HIV/AIDS clinic at Duke; the extensive resistance she met from community organizations; patient reactions to discriminatory comments and slurs; navigating stigma with patients; talking openly about sex; combating shame; memorable experiences with patients at Duke; persuading community organizations to provide services for HIV/AIDS patients; changing demographics of HIV/AIDS in early 1990s; and progress in eliminating stigmas and social barriers for HIV/AIDS. The themes of this interview include stigmatization and discrimination, community activism, health education, and patient advocacy.

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Elizabeth "Chi" Pulley speaks about how her parents, Dr. Susan and Dr. John E. Dees, first met; her parents living with Dr. Barnes Woodhall; the difference in payment for Dr. John E. Dees and Dr. Susan Dees; other women on the Duke faculty; the distinction between Dr. Susan Dees at work and Mrs. Susan Dees at home; patient loyalty to Dr. Susan Dees; Pulley's perceptions of her mother; other mothers not working; going with her mother to Duke Hospital; Pulley playing in the hospital; the maid at home; the maid giving Pulley her nickname, "Chi"; Pulley's perception of Dr. Susan Dees's treatment at Duke; Dr. Susan Dees beginning a school for children in the hospital; Dr. Rebecca Buckley; Dr. Susan Dees's multiple retirements; Dr. Bailey Webb; Dr. Susan Dees's training residents; Dr. Susan Dees as an individual; Dr. John Dees; and Dr. Susan Dees's enthusiasm.

Mrs. Tyor discusses coming to Duke; the dietetics program at Duke; being a relative of Dr. Deryl Hart; Elsie Martin, chief of dietetics program at Duke; the atmosphere at Duke; the Duke School of Medicine class of 1946; Dr. Malcolm P. Tyor; closeness of class of 1946; marriages to dieticians, student nurses, and student technicians in class of 1946; Dr. Eugene Stead's social events with house staff; the VA Hospital; Dr. Stead's thriftiness; Dr. Stead testing the knowledge of others; professional courtesy of the medical profession before insurance companies' involvement; the connectedness of the Duke network; the return of Tyors to Duke from Jacksonville, Fla., in 1955; women not working due to having families; Jean Estes (wife of Dr. E. Harvey Estes); having a large family; the community of Duke faculty families on Anderson Street; Dr. Walter Kempner; the diet kitchen; working as a student dietician; the kitchen in Duke Hospital North; teaching students dietetics; the creation of a male nutritionist program; entertaining as the wife of division chief; going to conferences as wife of division chief; the expectations of being a wife of a division chief; the competitive nature of wives in Duke hierarchy; the role of wives as supporters to faculty husbands; Ethel Wyngaarden; Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans; Purple Jesus [alcoholic beverage]; the town-gown atmosphere of Durham; Dr. William Anlyan's influence on Duke; Joseph Greenfield; and the feeling of closeness at Duke.

This oral history interview was conducted with Charles Denton Johnson, PhD, on January 31, 2024 by Danielle Okotcha as part of the Bass Connections Agents of Change Oral History Project.

Duration: 01:48:36 (stereo)

Duration: 01:48:27 (mono)

During the interview, Charles Denton Johnson, PhD, introduces himself and his relationship to Charles Johnson, MD, his father; Charles Denton Johnson discusses his father's early life; his own childhood and what it was like to have a physician as a father; detailed background into Dr. Johnson's path from a fighter pilot to becoming a doctor; Dr. Johnson's significant allies; both his and his father's relationship with Dr. Eugene Stead; the story of Dr. Johnson's appointment as the first Black faculty member from Lincoln Hospital to Duke; Dr. Johnson's support for Black medical students; backlash Dr. Johnson experienced from his community and how he dealt with it; Dr. Johnson's resiliency; Dr. Johnson's average day, including his work, hobbies, and family life; Charles Denton Johnson's experience growing up in a community of successful Black professionals; Dr. Johnson's bedside manner and deep care for his patients; Dr. Johnson's defining moment at Duke University; Dr. Johnson's time as President of the National Medical Association (NMA); how Dr. Johnson's experiences shaped Charles Denton Johnson's own perspective on the intersectionality of race and health; the legacy of Dr. Johnson at Duke and beyond; and Dr. Johnson as an activist, advocate, and agent of change. The themes of this interview include racial justice and healthcare.

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Nursing.

Nursing.