This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Daniel Blazer on January 28, 2005 by Jessica Roseberry.
Duration: 00:45:00
During the interview, Blazer discusses his initial interest in psychiatry; coming to Duke; the eclectic nature of the Duke Department of Psychiatry when he came; changes in the field in regards to length of hospital stays; national social psychiatry trends; his interest in social epidemiology; community and family medicine's role in social epidemiology; the Department of Psychiatry's integration into the work of other departments, when he first came to the department; the current isolation of department from the other departments; the economic factors in current-day medical culture; the chairs of the Department of Psychiatry, including himself as an interim chair; the history of the deanship of the medical school; his focus as dean; Dr. Snyderman's vision as chancellor; Dr. Snyderman's style as an administrator; the lack of emphasis on the clinical side; Duke's strength in eclecticism; and challenges for the future. Includes 1 master audiocassette tape, 1 use audiocassette tape, and 1 transcript.