Dr. Kathleen Clem was the first chief of the Division of Emergency Medicine within Duke University's Department of Surgery. This collection contains 1 oral history interview conducted on June 27, 2007 by Jessica Roseberry. In this interview, Clem discusses women's issues in the medical field, including her own experiences as a female leader in Duke University Medical Center's Division of Emergency Medicine in the Department of Surgery.
Kathryn Ann Decker graduated from the Duke University School of Nursing in 1943. Prior to her graduation, Decker joined the Duke Student Reserve for the American Red Cross in 1942 and also became one of the first members of Santa Filomena, a senior women's nursing honor society at Duke University, in 1943. This collection contains news clippings, newsletters, Duke bulletins, and an alumni register collected by Kathryn Ann Decker during her time as a student at Duke University School of Nursing, as well as after her graduation. A major subject of the materials is Duke student and alumni service in the United States Armed Forces. Materials range in date from 1941 to 1947.
Kenneth D. Poss, James B. Duke Professor of Cell Biology, Professor of Biology, Professor in Medicine, and the Director of the Regeneration Next Initiative at Duke University runs the Poss Laboratory, which studies tissue regeneration. Contains laboratory notebooks documenting work done by lab managers, undergraduate students, lab technicians, rotation students, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows in the Poss Laboratory. Major topics include regeneration and cell biology. Materials date to 1998 to 2018.