Dr. Robert (Bob) P. Drucker, MD, Professor of Pediatric and Associate Dean for Medical Education in the Duke University School of Medicine, centered his clinical work in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Previously, he was Director of Pediatric Student Education and Associate Director for Graduate Pediatric Education. This collection contains 1 oral history interview conducted on April 22, 2022 by Josephine McRobbie. In the 2022 interview, Drucker discusses his background, work as an advisory dean, the impact of COVID-19 on medical education, and his experiences working in pediatrics and pediatric infectious diseases. The themes of this interview includes pediatrics, medical education, and careers in medicine.
Dr. Rodger Alan Liddle, MD, is a gastroenterologist with a research focus on GI hormones. He first came to Duke in 1988 as chief of the GI section at the Durham VA Medical Center. During his time at Duke and the VA, Liddle maintained a focus on conducting and guiding laboratory research, while also serving as an administrator, instructor, and clinician. This collection contains 1 oral history interview conducted on February 24, 2021 by Joseph O'Connell as part of the Department of Medicine's Oral History Project. In the interview, Liddle discusses his research in measuring CCK (cholecystokinin, a gut hormone). "At that time there was no good assay for measlevels, his thoughts on connections between enteroendocrine cells and the nervous system, and conducting laboratory research during the COVID-19 pandemic. The themes of this interview includes gastroenterology, academic medical research, the social life of medicine, and medical training.
Contains the professional and personal papers of Roger Denio Baker (1902-1994), an original faculty member at the Duke University School of Medicine and professor of pathology. Types of materials include journals, diaries, day planners, manuscripts, drafts, reprints, correspondence, photographs, notes, bound volumes, lab notebooks, brochures, clippings, certificates, correspondence, newsletters, sketches, and programs pertaining to Baker's education, teaching, and research. Materials date from 1912 to 1993.
Contains materials pertaining to Roger D. Williams (1924-2009), graduate of Duke University School of Medicine and Professor of General Surgery at Ohio State University College of Medicine. Types of materials include bound volumes of reprints of Williams' publications and his Duke graduate robe and hood. Materials date from 1947 to 1966.
Contains the professional papers of Roger E. McLendon (1957-), Professor of Pathology and Director of the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center Tissue Bank at Duke University Medical Center. Types of materials include correspondence, reports, case files, CVs, manuscript materials, drafts, reprints, handwritten notes, abstracts, and programs, pertaining to his career at Duke. Materials date from 1981 to 1993.
Roger J. Porter (1942- ) graduated from Duke University School of Medicine (DUSOM) in 1968. Porter has worked as a consultant to academia and to the pharmaceutical industry, primarily in the development of anti-seizure drugs. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania and Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology at Uniformed Services University of the Health Services. Contains Porter's medical graduation robe worn when he graduated from DUSOM. Robe dates to 1968.