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Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society Reports and Reprints, 1931-2001

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Contains records received from the Undersea Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS), a United States based international nonprofit association serving physicians, scientists, associates, and nurses in the fields of hyperbaric and dive medicine. Types of materials include reports, reprints, news releases, minutes, programs, correspondence, and photographs. Materials date from 1931 to 2001.

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Department of Neurosurgery Records, 1922-1988, 2023

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Duke Neurosurgery was created in 1937, although it did not become a department until July 1, 2015. Prior to becoming a department, Neurosurgery was a division under the Department of Surgery. Contains materials documenting Dr. Guy Odom and Dr. Blaine Nashold's work for Duke Neurosurgery. Types of materials include patient records, 16mm films documenting various conditions, departmental administrative records, photographs, lantern slides, surgical knives, and a Riechert Mundinger cerebral stereotaxy frame and some related surgical components. Materials dates from 1922 to 2023 with the bulk dating from 1922 to 1988.

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Michael D. Israel Papers, 1987-2002

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This collection contains the records of former Duke University COO and CEO Michael D. Israel. Materials range in date from 1991 to 2002.

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Mark C. Rogers Papers, 1976-1996

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Mark C. Rogers was the Vice Chancellor of Health Systems for Duke University Medical Center and Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer for Duke University Hospital from 1993 to 1996. At Duke, he was responsible for the administration of Duke Hospital, creating the Duke Health Network, and was involved in designing strategic partnerships with businesses, especially medical and pharmaceutical companies. This collection contains correspondence, subject files, financial records and payments, administrative papers, meeting minutes, and reports. Major subjects include organizations and boards of which Rogers was a member, the American Medical Centers Consortium, clinical chairmen, total quality management, the Duke Cancer Protocol Committee, Student Health, Sea Level Hospital, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, and the Duke Executive Committee of the Medical Staff. Materials range in date from 1977 to 1996.

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James Gifford Papers, 1978-1998

Cultural Services Program Records, 1977-1997

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Contains records pertaining to the teleconferencing and closed circuit television system at Duke University Medical Center, particularly the patient channel, which broadcast educational programming. The records appear to have originated from the office of Janice Palmer, former director of the Cultural Services Program and include proposals from Tom Hurtgen and Gene Miller. Materials range in date from 1977 to 1997.

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Medical Education Administration Records, 1997-2013

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The Office of Medical Education Administration provides human resources, payroll, financial affairs, room and event scheduling, and building management for students, staff, and faculty. The office is located in the Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans Center for Health Education, which opened in January 2013. Includes architectural drawings and other materials pertaining to the design and building of the Semans Center; CDs with Duke University School of Medicine images of class photographs and graduations for the School of Medicine and the Physician Assistant Programs; and Department of Community and Family Medicine, Division of Doctor of Physical Therapy faculty biographies and CVs. Materials date from 1997 to 2013.

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Albert R. Behnke Papers, 1906-1996

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Albert Behnke, a physician and captain in the United States Navy; pioneered the development of body composition assessment through the study of elite athletes; member of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society. Collection contains correspondence, reports, committee materials, text of speeches and lectures, presentation notes, manuscript materials, research files, reprints, and grant files. Major subjects include diving, decompression, diving physiology, and body composition. Materials range in date from 1906 to 1997.

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Richard S. Lyman Papers, 1927-1957

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Contains the professional papers of Richard Sherman Lyman (1891-1959), professor of neuropsychiatry at Duke University from 1941 to 1951. Types of materials include correspondence, subject files, memoranda, reports, budgets, course and teaching materials, and schedules. Major subjects include Duke Hospital, Duke University Medical Center, mental health agencies in North Carolina, mental health treatment, psychiatry, neurology, neuropsychology, nurse training programs, and treatment of soldiers and veterans of World War II. Materials range in date from 1927 to 1957.

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Melvyn Lieberman Papers, 1965-1998

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Melvyn Lieberman (1938-1997) was a professor in the Departments of Physiology, Cell Biology, and Biomedical Engineering at Duke University Medical Center (DUMC). He also directed the Graduate Studies programs for the Department of Cell Biology and the Department of Physiology and served as a special assistant to the executive vice president at DUMC and the senior vice president research administrator at DUMC. Major subjects include the DUMC Summer Educational Enrichment Program, the Duke Scientific Research Initiative, the Duke University Affiliated Physicians program, the American Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and the Levine Science Research Center. Contains educational materials, construction records, conference and committee materials, correspondence, reprints, meeting and workshop materials, research files, weekly and annual reports, articles and publications, financial records, and subject files for professional colleagues and participating institutions that contributed to Lieberman's medical research and educational career. Materials range in date from 1965 to 1998.

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