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This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. John A. Bartlett on October 29, 2009 by Tullia Rushton and Diana Xie as part of the Writing Class 20 Interview.

Duration: 00:49:58

Dr. John A. Bartlett discusses his decision to pursue medicine, his views on the ethics and frustrations of the field, and his work with HIV/AIDS. Includes 2 master CDs and 1 use CD.

These oral history interviews were conducted with Dr. John A. Bartlett on July 24, 2020 by Joseph O'Connell as part of the Department of Medicine's Oral History Project.

Duration: 00:53:47 (interview 1)

Duration: 00:52:15 (interview 2)

Duration: 00:10:08 (Voices of Medicine podcast with interview highlights)

During the interviews, Bartlett discusses his early life, education, early interest in medicine, Duke fellowship, the emergence of HIV/AIDS and the stigma around the disease, the early years of Duke's HIV clinic, his decision to not go into private practice, his relationships with his clinical colleagues, research around AZT, visiting his father in Pakistan when he was dean of the Aga Khan School of Medicine, his work with patients with HIV/AIDS at Duke, his efforts in creating and sustaining international partnerships in HIV/AIDS research and treatment and the importance of these partnerships, 2000 World AIDS Conference, interdisciplinary research, mentorship, memories of Dr. Eugene Stead, reflections of COVID-19 response in comparison to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and his thoughts on a social justice ethos in healthcare. Digital files include interview metadata and transcript (PDF), audio story transcript (PDF), interviews with stereo (WAV), interviews with mono (MP3), Voices of Medicine podcast with interview highlights (WAV), image (JPEG), consent form (PDF), and TXT files.

This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. John A. Bartlett on January 29, 2024 by Anthony Zhao as part of the Bass Connections Agents of Change Oral History Project.

Duration: 01:28:54 (stereo)

Duration: 01:25:46 (mono)

During the interview, Bartlett explores his family's background in medicine in Rochester, New York; his family's involvement in the civil rights movement in Rochester; family values; societal changes in the 1960s; health disparities; coming to Duke in 1981 as a resident intern; the early years of the first public HIV/AIDS clinic at Duke; experiences with stigmatization in the community; clinical trials for AZT, the first available treatment for HIV/AIDS; relationships with the LGBTQ+ community and sex worker community; Durham County Health Department volunteer work; meeting Julia Giner and Patricia Bartlett and developing relationships; political environment and activism during the Reagan presidency; and mentorship at Duke. The themes of this interview include community activism, health education, and patient-centered care.

Digital files include interview metadata and transcript (DOCX), interview with stereo (WAV), interview with mono (MP3), consent form (PDF), an image (JPG), and TXT files.