Sherwood with two pediatric patients outside of Duke Hospital. In 1930, when Duke Hospital was opened, Mildred M. Sherwood was put in charge of the Children's Ward. She was an instructor in pediatrics, and a nurse with the Mobile Medical Emergency Unit...
In 1929, Baker was recruited by Wilburt C. Davison (first dean of the Duke University School of Medicine) to become the first dean of the Duke University School of Nursing. Baker officially joined Duke University in 1930 as professor and dean; the...