This oral history interview was conducted with James B. Wyngaarden on October 17, 2007 by Jessica Roseberry. Duration: 00:28.32 Wyngaarden discusses Dr. Grace Kerby's role in the Department of Medicine as created by Dr. Eugene Stead (managing house staff schedules); her continuation of that role under his chairmanship; the story passed down about Kerby saving the department's reputation upon her coming to Duke; Kerby's very no-nonsense demeanor; Kerby's lower payment (under Stead) as compared to male members of the department; Wyngaarden increasing her salary when he was chair; Kerby's scientific contributions being not as great as others in the department; very few other women being in the department; Kerby's primary contributions being in the organization of the house staff schedules; Kerby's avoidance of social situations; and Kerby's contributions as a hard worker. Includes 1 master CD, 1 use CD, and 1 transcript.
This oral history interview was conducted with James B. Wyngaarden on March 21, 2005 by Jessica Roseberry. Duration: 00:55.00 Wyngaarden discusses being recruited for the directorship of the National Institutes of Health (NIH); looking back at his chairmanship of the Department of Medicine; important aspects of the department under his chairmanship; Dr. Eugene Stead; the Howard Hughes Medical Institute; his role on the board at the institute; some history of the institute; recruiting Dr. Ralph Snyderman to Duke; Wyngaarden's commitment to the concept of the physician-scientist; the status of the physician-scientist concept under President Richard Nixon; Wyngaarden's paper on the physician-scientist and that being the paper most associated with him; changes in the concept of the physician-scientist; role of the general practitioner at Duke; comments on Bayh-Dole and Technology Transfer Act; drug trials; the lack of contribution in genetics from Duke until the current time; the Human Genome Project when he was the director of NIH; his view of Genentech as the director of NIH; Snyderman's role as chancellor of Duke Medical Center; and Wyngaarden's continuing work in scientific fields since leaving the NIH. Includes 1 master audiocassette tape, 1 use audiocassette tape, and 1 transcript.