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Interview, January 20, 2004
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Dr. Seman's work in urology; contributions to the arts; perspectives of Duke.
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Interview, January 20, 2022
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This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Courtney M. Townsend Jr on January 20, 2022 by Taylor Patterson as part of the Dr. David Sabiston Oral History Project.
Duration: 00:31:58
During the interview, Townsend discusses his background; his decision to become a surgeon; his education and training; his time in the Navy, becoming the Editor-In-Chief for the "Textbook of Surgery" after Dr. David Sabiston, as well as his experiences in that role; Sabiston's influence on the field of surgery; how Townsend shaped surgical resident education at his institution; the importance of developing a workforce that looks like the population being served; and his memories of Sabiston and his wife Agnes (Aggie) Barden Sabiston. Digital files include transcript (DOCX), interview (M4A), and consent form (PDF). - Collection Context
Interview, January 22, 2004
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Ms. Black discusses her family background; father's career in the police force; racism in the South; influences on her career in social work; growing up in South Carolina; education; activism; public service; private practice; view of Durham community; Duke's purchase of Durham Regional Hospital; role in county commissioner's office; Duke's impact on the community; hiring of minorities; Dr. Ralph Snyderman; Office of Community Affairs; positive aspects of Duke.
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Interview, January 22, 2018
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This oral history interview was conducted in two parts with Kevin W. Sowers on January 22, 2018 by Joseph O'Connell.
Duration:- Part 1: 42:17
- Part 2: 43:46
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Interview, January 25, 2024
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This oral history interview was conducted with Rebecca Reyes on January 25, 2024 by Fiorella Orozco as part of the Bass Connections Agents of Change Oral History Project.
Duration: 01:35:20 (stereo)
Duration: 01:35:12 (mono)
During the interview, Reyes discusses her previous positions and connection to Duke Health; her early childhood and religious influences; her academic background and career synopsis; the historic ordination of the first Latina in the Presbyterian Church; moving to North Carolina to be a campus minister; her work in global education; mentorship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University; early engagement with Hispanic community in Durham, North Carolina; partnership with local organizations in Durham; initiatives with Duke Health; Latino Access to Community Health (LATCH) and ALMAS programs; interpreter usage in hospital; description of a typical day of a social worker; overcoming challenges and stereotypes at Duke Health; current roles and advocacy while retired; personal insights on activism and self-reflection; aspirations for the future; family life; and final reflections. The themes of this interview include heath disparities, community outreach, social work, and Latino health.
Digital files include interview metadata and transcript (DOCX), interview with stereo (WAV), interview with mono (MP3), consent form (PDF), an image (PNG), and TXT files. - Collection Context
Interview, January 26, 2024
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This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi on January 26, 2024 by Fiorella Orozco as part of the Bass Connections Agents of Change Oral History Project.
Duration: 01:53:21 (stereo)
Duration: 01:53:11 (mono)
During the interview, Martinez-Bianchi explores her roles and connections to Duke Health; her childhood in Argentina; her motivation to pursue medicine and primary healthcare advocacy; early mentorship and community engagement; challenges and strategies in community advocacy; student activism during the Argentine dictatorship; pursuing medical education in the United States; kidney transplant research at Rush University in Chicago, Illinois; stories of community engagement in Chicago; moving from Iowa to North Carolina; transforming the Department of Family Medicine Residency Program; the founding of LATIN-19; advocacy efforts for the Latinx community in Durham, North Carolina; further challenges and strategic approaches in community advocacy; upcoming role as Present-Elect of World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA); current community initiative; and balancing family life and nurturing support networks. The themes of this interview include family medicine, health disparities, research, and community-based interventions.
Digital files include interview metadata and transcript (DOCX), interview with stereo (WAV), interview with mono (MP3), consent form (PDF), an image (PNG), and TXT files. - Collection Context
Interview, January 28, 2005
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The life of a doctor's wife.
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Interview, January 29, 2024
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This oral history interview was conducted with Patricia Bartlett on January 29, 2024 by Anthony Zhao as part of the Bass Connections Agents of Change Oral History Project.
Duration: 01:47:17 (stereo)
Duration: 01:47:08 (mono)
During the interview, Bartlett discusses her early activist influence from her parents; volunteering at the Edgemont Community Center in east Durham, North Carolina; activism in the 1960s; her care for a friend with AIDS in the early 1980s; fear in the gay community; vulnerability of the LGBTQ community to diseases and stigmatization; her activism for patients not only at Duke, but also Durham County General Hospital; the negative reputation of John Bartlett's HIV/AIDS clinic at Duke; the extensive resistance she met from community organizations; patient reactions to discriminatory comments and slurs; navigating stigma with patients; talking openly about sex; combating shame; memorable experiences with patients at Duke; persuading community organizations to provide services for HIV/AIDS patients; changing demographics of HIV/AIDS in early 1990s; and progress in eliminating stigmas and social barriers for HIV/AIDS. The themes of this interview include stigmatization and discrimination, community activism, health education, and patient advocacy.
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. - Collection Context
Interview, January 30, 2007
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Elizabeth "Chi" Pulley speaks about how her parents, Dr. Susan and Dr. John E. Dees, first met; her parents living with Dr. Barnes Woodhall; the difference in payment for Dr. John E. Dees and Dr. Susan Dees; other women on the Duke faculty; the distinction between Dr. Susan Dees at work and Mrs. Susan Dees at home; patient loyalty to Dr. Susan Dees; Pulley's perceptions of her mother; other mothers not working; going with her mother to Duke Hospital; Pulley playing in the hospital; the maid at home; the maid giving Pulley her nickname, "Chi"; Pulley's perception of Dr. Susan Dees's treatment at Duke; Dr. Susan Dees beginning a school for children in the hospital; Dr. Rebecca Buckley; Dr. Susan Dees's multiple retirements; Dr. Bailey Webb; Dr. Susan Dees's training residents; Dr. Susan Dees as an individual; Dr. John Dees; and Dr. Susan Dees's enthusiasm.
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Interview, January 31, 2006
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Mrs. Tyor discusses coming to Duke; the dietetics program at Duke; being a relative of Dr. Deryl Hart; Elsie Martin, chief of dietetics program at Duke; the atmosphere at Duke; the Duke School of Medicine class of 1946; Dr. Malcolm P. Tyor; closeness of class of 1946; marriages to dieticians, student nurses, and student technicians in class of 1946; Dr. Eugene Stead's social events with house staff; the VA Hospital; Dr. Stead's thriftiness; Dr. Stead testing the knowledge of others; professional courtesy of the medical profession before insurance companies' involvement; the connectedness of the Duke network; the return of Tyors to Duke from Jacksonville, Fla., in 1955; women not working due to having families; Jean Estes (wife of Dr. E. Harvey Estes); having a large family; the community of Duke faculty families on Anderson Street; Dr. Walter Kempner; the diet kitchen; working as a student dietician; the kitchen in Duke Hospital North; teaching students dietetics; the creation of a male nutritionist program; entertaining as the wife of division chief; going to conferences as wife of division chief; the expectations of being a wife of a division chief; the competitive nature of wives in Duke hierarchy; the role of wives as supporters to faculty husbands; Ethel Wyngaarden; Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans; Purple Jesus [alcoholic beverage]; the town-gown atmosphere of Durham; Dr. William Anlyan's influence on Duke; Joseph Greenfield; and the feeling of closeness at Duke.
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Interview, January 31, 2024
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This oral history interview was conducted with Charles Denton Johnson, PhD, on January 31, 2024 by Danielle Okotcha as part of the Bass Connections Agents of Change Oral History Project.
Duration: 01:48:36 (stereo)
Duration: 01:48:27 (mono)
During the interview, Charles Denton Johnson, PhD, introduces himself and his relationship to Charles Johnson, MD, his father; Charles Denton Johnson discusses his father's early life; his own childhood and what it was like to have a physician as a father; detailed background into Dr. Johnson's path from a fighter pilot to becoming a doctor; Dr. Johnson's significant allies; both his and his father's relationship with Dr. Eugene Stead; the story of Dr. Johnson's appointment as the first Black faculty member from Lincoln Hospital to Duke; Dr. Johnson's support for Black medical students; backlash Dr. Johnson experienced from his community and how he dealt with it; Dr. Johnson's resiliency; Dr. Johnson's average day, including his work, hobbies, and family life; Charles Denton Johnson's experience growing up in a community of successful Black professionals; Dr. Johnson's bedside manner and deep care for his patients; Dr. Johnson's defining moment at Duke University; Dr. Johnson's time as President of the National Medical Association (NMA); how Dr. Johnson's experiences shaped Charles Denton Johnson's own perspective on the intersectionality of race and health; the legacy of Dr. Johnson at Duke and beyond; and Dr. Johnson as an activist, advocate, and agent of change. The themes of this interview include racial justice and healthcare.
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. - Collection Context
Interview, January 3, 1979
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Nursing.
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Interview, January 4, 1979
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Nursing.
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Interview, July 11, 1994
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Interview, July 11, 2005
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Dr. Greenfield's career at Duke, especially in cardiology and as chair of the Department of Medicine.
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Interview, July 12, 1994
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This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. John Palmer Grant on July 12, 1994 by Dr. James Gifford. It is included in the Dr. David Sabiston Oral History Project.
Duration: 00:38:00
During the interview, Grant discusses his background; how he became a surgeon; how he came to Duke; his involvement with nutritional support of surgical and medical patients; his involvement with the Surgical Nutrition Research Laboratory, starting intravenous feeding at Duke, and how the laboratory is funded; research pertaining the laboratory on overeating, weight loss surgery, and the effects of arginine supplementation and glutamine supplementation to intravenous feeding; Dr. David Sabiston's reputation and the Department of Surgery at Duke. Includes 1 master audiocassette tape, 1 use audiocassette tape, and 1 transcript. - Collection Context
Interview, July 12,1994
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This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Richard L. McCann on July 14, 1994 by Dr. James Gifford.
Duration: 00:25:00
McCann discusses the origins and work of the Vascular Surgery Laboratory, as well as his background and research interests. Includes a master audiocassette tape and transcript. - Collection Context
Interview, July 12, 2005
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Dr. McCullough discusses his background; the persons who influenced his decision to go into medicine; his college education at Columbia University; the reputation of Duke University School of Medicine; the relative youth of Duke School of Medicine; his first impressions of campus; the difference between Duke and Columbia; the honor system at Duke University; his close relationship with Elizabeth Swett; Dr. Wilburt Davison; other influential people at Duke; medical student Dr. Alfred Gras's receipt of penicillin while ill at Duke; Dr. Joseph Beard's dog surgery class; being a part of the first accelerated class (due to the war), class 1943D; his family's attempts to defer his military service until after graduation; the V-12 program for medical students; aspects of Duke campus during wartime; differences in requirements for students in the army and the navy; other members of the class of 1943D; his internship in New Jersey following graduation from Duke; naval training after his internship; seeing Duke classmates on a naval ship in the Pacific; social activities at Duke; ingredients in a drink called "Purple Jesus"; the segregated nature of Duke wards; the syphilis clinic; his return to Duke for his fiftieth reunion; changes in campus; his return to Duke in 1947 as an orthopedic resident with Lenox Baker; Leonard Goldner as a fellow resident; compensation as a resident; being sent to Greensboro to assist with polio patients; the Central Carolina Convalescent Hospital; working in Pennsylvania hospital; being called to go to Korea; remaining in the service after the war; his career after the war; his continuing relationship with Drs. Goldner and Baker in his further medical career; personal health issues; his Davison Club membership; and his membership in the Piedmont Orthopedic Society.
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Interview, July 13, 2005
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Nevidjon discusses her background; desire to become a nurse; career choices for women in the seventies; choosing to be a nurse instead of a doctor; diploma programs versus college-based programs; deciding on Duke School of Nursing; curriculum at Duke; schedule of Duke classes; curriculum changes in her second year; visionary nature of school of nursing faculty at the time; specific women in the faculty at the time; expectation of faculty that students would attain an advanced degree; male students in graduate program as opposed to undergraduate; males on the nursing service; Wilma Minniear; nursing service's view of school of nursing graduates; working as a ward clerk the summer of sophomore year and as a professional nursing assistant (PNA) the summer of junior year; advantages of getting to know the staff in these positions and then come on staff after graduation; relationship with physicians; tight-knit nature of unit; activism of her class; black studies class; master's program at University of North Carolina; psychiatric nursing; move to Switzerland; working as oncology nurse in Switzerland; advantages of oncology nursing; becoming an administrator; Morris Building; nature of nurse management role upon her return to Duke; difference in Duke and West Coast healthcare; dysfunctional nature of nursing upon her return; changes due to external regulatory environment; chief operating officer role; Mike Israel; Ralph Snyderman; Duke Medical Center becoming a health system; political flak due to acquisition of Durham Regional Hospital; difficulty of integrating two hospitals; being female in upper management at Duke Medical Center; breaking barriers as nurse in advanced leadership position; possibility of nurses unionizing; assessment of current status of nursing school; variety of opportunities within nursing; thoughts about Duke.
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Interview, July 14, 1994
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This oral history interviews was conducted with Dr. Walter G. Wolfe on July 14, 1994 by Dr. James F. Gifford.
Duration: 00:40:00
During the interview, Wolfe discusses his career, work of the Pulmonary Physiology Laboratory of which Wolfe was the director, the structure of the Department of Surgery, and the evolution of the Department of Surgery. - Collection Context
Interview, July 14, 1994
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Dr. Montefiori's research and work on Humoral Immune Responses in the AIDS laboratory.
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Interview, July 14, 1994
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This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Robert H. Jones on July 14, 1994 by Dr. James Gifford. It is included in the Dr. David Sabiston Oral History Project.
Duration: 00:45:00
Dr. Robert H. Jones discusses his career, his research interests, working with Sabiston in the lab at Johns Hopkins and how he was the motivation for Jones to come to Duke for his surgical residency, working for and with Sabiston at Duke, how Sabiston influenced the Department of Surgery, Sabiston's personal leadership style and work with residents, other memories of Sabiston, the origins and development of the Surgical Radioisotope Laboratory, the current cutting edge in the field, and where he sees the field going. Includes a master and use audio cassette tape. - Collection Context
Interview, July 15, 2005
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Dr. Cummings discusses his background; his family; his education; Bucknell University's library; Duke University School of Medicine; the affordability of Duke University School of Medicine; being married and being a father as a medical student; World War II; the Army specialized training program; his wife Arlene's job working for Dr. Philip Handler; being sent to Yale by Dr. Davison for a year; missing his OB/GYN training because of time spent at Yale; Wilburt and Adala Davison; his scientific interests as a medical student; Dr. David Tillerson Smith's impact; the Public Health Service; Duke University Medical Center Library; many Duke physicians being away during World War II; other classes at Duke University School of Medicine; the differences between Yale and Duke's medical schools; students helping one another at Duke; Dr. Davison's and Dr. Anlyan's appointments to the board of regents of the National Library of Medicine; his career subsequent to graduation from Duke University School of Medicine, including at the National Institute of Health and directorship of the National Library of Medicine; Mrs. Elizabeth Swett; personal interactions with visiting scientist Dr. Arturo Castiglioni; living in Camp Butner; and interactions with Dr. Davison; Dr. Philip Handler.
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Interview, July 17, 2007
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Women in the Department of Anesthesiology.
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Interview, July 18, 1994
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This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Hilliard Seigler on July 18, 1994 by Dr. James Gifford
Duration: 00:30:00
Hilliard Seigler discusses the Melanoma Immunology Laboratory. Includes a master audiocassette tape, a use audiocassette tape, and trasnscript. - Collection Context
Interview, July 18, 2008
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Major subjects in this interview include Dennis' experiences as a student.
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Interview, July 21, 1994
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This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Ralph Randal (Randy) Bollinger on July 21, 1994 by Dr. James Gifford. It is included in the Dr. David Sabiston Oral History Project.
Duration: 00:32:00
Bollinger discusses his background, particularly as it pertains to his career in surgery, his research interests, and how he came to Duke; his experiences completing his internship and residency at Duke; the research he did in the Air Force; what differentiates the Duke Surgery Program from other programs; how the standards of the residency program affect marriages, relationships, and person lives; his research laboratory at Duke and how that research relates to his clinical work; and Sabiston's role as Chairman and leader. - Collection Context
Interview, July 22, 1994
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This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Ross M. Ungerleider on July 22, 1994 by Dr. James Gifford. It is included in the Dr. David Sabiston Oral History Project.
Duration: 00:45:00
During the interview, Ungerleider discusses his personal background, education and surgical training, research experiences at Duke and the research being done in his laboratory, the importance of the research work done in laboratories as a means to teach the next generation of doctors, building the Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenator) Programs at Duke, and how Sabiston's leadership of the Department of Surgery created an environment that promoted academic surgery that attracted excellent residents. Includes 1 master audiocassette tape and 1 transcript. - Collection Context
Interview, July 22, 1994
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This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Peter K. Smith on July 22, 1994 by Dr. James Gifford. It is included in the Dr. David Sabiston Oral History Project.
Duration: 00:45:00
Smith discusses his personal background; how he came to Duke; his research interests; current research; funding for his laboratory; how he manages his commitments to his laboratory, clinical practice, and administrative duties; the structure of the Residency Program; working with Sabiston; the relationships between residents and faculty; Smith's experiences as a resident; the personal cost of residency; and how the 2 years of research, which is part of Duke Surgical Training, differentiates the program from all others. - Collection Context
Interview, July 23, 2009
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Interview, July 24, 1969
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Interview, July 25, 2019
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This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Susan Chace Lottich on July 25, 2019 by Susannah Roberson as part of the Dr. David Sabiston Oral History Project.
Duration: 00:38:18
During the interview, Lottich discusses her early life; education; her love of science and how that put her on the path to become a doctor; why she decided to become a surgeon; why she chose Duke for undergraduate, medical school, and medical training; her experiences and reflections of what it was like to be the first female surgeon to graduate from Duke; her interest in breast cancer research, treatment, and patient advocacy; Sabiston's expectations from his surgery residents; how working for Sabiston prepared her to open her own breast clinic; and other memories of Sabiston and her experiences while at Duke. Digital files include transcript (DOCX), interview (MP3), and consent form (PDF). - Collection Context
Interview, July 26, 1994
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Interview, July 27, 2006
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This oral history interview was conducted with Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans on July 27, 2006 by Jessica Roseberry as part of the Women in Duke Medicine Oral History Exhibit.
Duration: 1:41:06
Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans speaks about her memories of what health care was like when she was a young woman; health care for her mother; the former chair of Medicine, Dr. Frederick Hanes; the Hanes family; her interest in, but not necessarily involvement with, the Duke Department of Psychiatry; Dr. H. Keith H. Brodie, former president of Duke University; Dr. Josiah Trent, her first husband; collecting medical history items; the preservation of rare books of this nature; Dr. Trent's appreciation for Duke; Dr. Trent working with conscientious objectors at Duke during WWII; her work in the Department of Social Services; Reba Hobgood, head of the department; socialization within the hospital; the Duke family's involvement with Lincoln Hospital, Durham's hospital for African-American patients; the integration of Lincoln Hospital and Watts Hospital, the hospital for Durham's white patients; the possibility that Dr. Wilburt Davison, former dean of Duke School of Medicine, would become president of Duke University; the relationship between Duke Medical Center and Duke University; Dr. Davison's involvement with the Duke Endowment; Dr. William Anlyan, former leader of Duke Medical Center; Dr. James Semans, her second husband; Dr. Semans's work with sexual dysfunction; Dr. Semans's work with the North Carolina School of the Arts; Dr. Semans's work with the Cultural Services program at Duke Hospital; Dr. John Dees; and Dr. Susan Dees. The transcription of this interview was made possible by a grant from the Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation. Includes 2 master CDs, 2 use CDs, and 1 transcript - Collection Context
Interview, July 28, 2004
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Residency at Duke beginning in 1933.
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Interview, July 28, 2021
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This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. John L. Weinerth on July 28, 2021 by Taylor Patterson as part of the Dr. David Sabiston Oral History Project.
Duration: 01:08:40
During the interview, Weinerth discusses his background; education; how he came to Duke for his medical training; his time in the Navy where he helped build a tissue bank on the West Coast; what was like to be a resident in the seventies; memories of Sabiston as his teacher, colleague, and friend; Sabiston's principles, high expectations, dress code, and desire to always do better; and how Sabiston helped him in his career by making him one of the first of two Urology Transplant Fellows. Digital files include transcript (DOCX), interview (MP3), and consent form (PDF). - Collection Context
Interview, July 29, 2009
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Her 34-year career at the Duke University Medical Center Library.
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Interview, July 29, 2009
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This oral history interview was conducted with Wilma Morris conducted on July 29, 2009 by Jessica Roseberry.
Duration: 01:08:44
Wilma Morris discusses her 35-year career at the Duke University Medical Center Library, with particular attention to changes the library underwent over the course of her tenure. Includes a master and use CD. - Collection Context
Interview, July 2 and 3, 1969
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Interview, July 30, 1966
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Interview, July 30, 2009
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Her invovlement and her husband's (Dr. G. B. Hodge) involvement in the beginnings of the Davison Club.
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Interview, July 30, 2020
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This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Walter J. Pories on July 30, 2020 by Taylor Patterson as part of the Dr. David Sabiston Oral History Project.
Duration: 00:42:39
During the interview, Pories discusses his early life; education; decision to enter the medical profession; his career; how Sabiston helped him recruit for the Department of Surgery at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University (ECU) when it first started; Sabiston's contributions to the field of surgery through his skill as a surgeon, training surgeons, and his leadership in the American College of Surgeons; and other memories of Sabiston and his wife, Aggie. Digital files include transcript (DOCX), interview (MP3), consent form (PDF), and TXT files. - Collection Context
Interview, July 31, 2019
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This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. John A. Mannick on July 31, 2019 by Emily Stewart as part of the Dr. David Sabiston Oral History Project.
Duration: 00:16:06
During the interview, Mannick discusses his early life; educational background; his research and career; having a collegial and professional friendship with Sabiston, with the two seeing each other at academic surgical conferences; Sabiston's influence on the field of surgery as being, to Mannick, the symbol of the modern scientific based academic surgeon running a scientific based academic surgical department turning out future professors; Sabiston poaching Ted Pappas from Mannick and the Brigham and Women's Hospital; Sabiston's leadership style; Sabiston's intense personal drive and pleasant personality; and other memories of Sabiston. Digital files include transcript (.DOCX), interview (.MP3), and consent form (.PDF). - Collection Context
Interview, July 3, 1969
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This oral history interview was conducted with Helen Goodell on July 3, 1969 by Robert Powell.
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Goodell discusses her career and the work of her colleagues, including Harold G. Wolff, Stewart Wolf, James D. Hardy, and Beatrice Berle. Includes a master audio cassette tape. - Collection Context
Interview, July 3, 2007
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This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Lois Pounds on July 3, 2007 by Jessica Roseberry as part of the Women in Duke Medicine Oral History Exhibit.
Duration: 03:32:19
Pounds discusses her interest in nursing; the career possibilities for those interested in nursing in 1955; her graduate coursework in nursing; working; her extended visit to her sister in Syria; her Master's of Letters; the return to her job; medical school; the impressions of women in medical school at the time; the desire to care for patients and still advance in career; other women in her medical school class; working at the University of Pittsburgh; Dr. C. Everett Coop; Boston Children's Hospital; the potential of working at Harvard; coming to Duke; Dr. Samuel Katz, chair of Pediatrics; Durham upon her arrival; the small size of the Department of Pediatrics upon her arrival; being in demand because of the small size of the department; working in the child development clinic and neonatology; directing the outpatient pediatric clinic; her changes to the physician schedules in the clinic to facilitate patients' time; the African-American patient population in clinic; the lack of time for research; other women in the department doing research; committee work; Dr. Hans Lowenbach inviting her to be on the Medical Care Committee; the business of the Medical Care Committee; the committee creating termination rules; the politics of the medical center in the 1970s; the overruling of the bylaws created by the committee; new policy; serving on the Admissions Committee; the small number of women on the committee; female committee members going to Wellesley, Smith, and Mount Holyoke; the organized nature of the Wellesley program; the less organized nature of Smith; the difficulty of interviews at Mount Holyoke; the international reputation of Dr. Rebecca Buckley; introducing Dr. Fred Rosen to Dr. Rebecca Buckley; being a woman and often being asked to be on committees because of this; the surprise of being asked to join the Young Men's Committee on Hospital Affairs; the social dynamics of being a female on the Young Men's Committee on Hospital Affairs; serving on committees for the building of Duke North Hospital; other women on the faculty she remembers at the time [early 1970s]; the difficult time for women in obstetrics; the salary discrepancies at the time for being single with no family to support; the growth of the outpatient department; the difficulty of managing the outpatient department at the time due to increased demand; the stability of her position at Duke; Pediatrics treated differently than Medicine at Duke; doing cultures themselves in Pediatrics; being invited to look at other positions at other medical centers; the experience of touring other medical centers in this capacity; her visit to Fort Defiance in this capacity; her visit to the University of Pittsburgh in this capacity; meeting Dr. Timothy Oliver, her future husband, at University of Pittsburgh; going to University of Pittsburgh; Jack Paradise's research at University of Pittsburgh; her return to Duke in 1987; changes in Duke over the time she was gone; the improvement of the Department of Pediatrics at Duke over the time she was gone; Dr. Charles Putman; working in the admissions office; the increases in female applicants while working in admissions at Pittsburgh; her position as advisory dean; serving on Faculty Women's Committee; lobbying for women in administrative leadership positions; lobbying for sexual harassment policy; being invisible as a female in medical school; the sleeping quarters in medical school; the culture of University of Pittsburgh; coming to Duke because of Vietnam War; Dr. Susan Dees; specific women in Duke Medical Center; working with Dr. Jane Elchlepp and others on the design of Duke Hospital North; Dr. Elchlepp's role in planning Duke Hospital North; being set up on dates in early days at Duke; and the characterization of time at Duke. The transcription of this interview was made possible by a grant from the Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation. Includes 4 master and 4 use CDs. - Collection Context
Interview, July 5, 1984
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Interview, July 7, 1969
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This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Daniels on July 7, 1969.
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Contents of this interview are unknown. - Collection Context