Dr. Pearce speaks about the beginnings of his interest in medicine; Air Force leadership coercing him to choose obstetrics and gynecology; medical school at Duke; residency at Duke; his rotation with Dr. Easley; Dr. Easley starting a physician...
Sezer Aksel discusses her background in Turkey; her desire to become a physician even against her family's desires; coming to Duke Medical School; the difficulty understanding Southern accents; the friendly atmosphere at Duke; completing premedical...
This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Daniel Blazer on January 28, 2005 by Jessica Roseberry. During the interview, Blazer discusses his initial interest in psychiatry; coming to Duke; the eclectic nature of the Duke Department of...
Dr. Elizabeth DeLong discusses similarities and differences between working at a clinical research organization (Quintiles) and an academic research organization (Duke Medical Center); some collaborative projects between the Department of Biostatistics...
This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Edward Halperin on October 10, 2006 by Jessica Roseberry. Dr. Halperin discusses his family history, early life, medical education, the development of the field of radiation oncology, his career at...
In the interview, Tyor discusses her experiences as a dietetics intern at Duke, including her memories of Dr. Angus McBryde, Dr. Wilburt Davison, Dr. Deryl Hart, Dr. Kempner, and German prisoners of war working at Duke. She also discusses her...
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;...
This oral history was conducted with Dr. Robert M. Califf on October 18, 2019 by Josephine McRobbie. The October 18, 2019 interview with Califf was conducted several weeks before Califf left Duke for a position at Google parent company, Alphabet as...
This oral history was conducted with Dr. Robert M. Califf on June 11, 2007 by Jessica Roseberry. In the June 11, 2007 interview, Califf, then the vice chancellor for clinical research and the director of Duke Translational Medicine Institute, discusses...
This oral history interview was conducted with W. Allen Addison on September 18 and September 19, 2017 by Joseph O'Connell. Winifred Allen Addison and Sally Bender Addison discuss Dr. Addison's medical career from his upbringing in Toccoa, Georgia,...