The department was established as the Department of Neuropsychiatry in 1931 and changed to the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in 1994. H. Keith H. Brodie was chair of the department from 1974 to 1982.
Joseph W. Beard was professor of surgery from 1937 to 1973. Beard, and his wife Dorothy, were an internationally prominent cancer team. In 1946 Beard became the James B. Duke professor of surgery and was appointed professor of virology in 1965.
Project MED-AID volunteers answering phone calls. Project MED-AID was the medical center's radio consultative program for isolated doctors in other countries. The radio program met critical needs of physicians in developing countries, and for doctors...
Augustus Grant is a cardiologist who joined the faculty at the Duke University School of Medicine in 1977. He currently serves as a Professor of Medicine and Vice Dean for Faculty Enrichment.
Warner Lee Wells received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Duke University (A.B., 1934; M.D., 1938). He was a member of the house staff of Duke Hospital and an associate in the Dept. of Surgery (1938-1945).
A School of Nursing student holds an African-American infant patient in the pediatrics ward. Part of the pediatrics ward mural is visible in the background.
William A. Withers takes the blood pressure of a female patient at the Duke Private Diagnostic Clinic. William A. Withers served as house staff and fellow from 1937 to 1939.
Raymond Woodrow Postlethwait graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1937. He was on house staff at Duke from 1937 to 1939. He became the chief of surgery at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Durham, N.C.
The original hospital lobby, as seen through a wood-panelled doorway or hallway. Patients wait as a hospital staff member sits at the two-sided desk. The two-sided desk has a long history at Duke. In 1934, Thomas D. Kinney, a medical student, sat at...
A receptionist answers the phone while seated at the two-sided desk in the Hospital lobby, Spring 1938. The receptionist may be Lillian D. Trevathan, the original phone operator at Duke Hospital who later became chief of information desk personnel. ...
Charlie Grinstead worked as a parking valet from 1973-1976. He was a fixture in front of Duke Hospital and would have been the first official face of the medical center that patients and visitors saw as they came up the walk. Charlie became ill at work...
School of Nursing student awardees at recognition service with School of Nursing Dean Ruby Wilson. L-R: Kathy Noble, Lisa Flint, Ruby Wilson, Marshall Sutton, Chris Harris, and Marcia Bacon.
Duke Life Flight helicopter with Duke North Hospital in background. In 1985, Duke Life Flight became the first hospital-based helicopter service in North Carolina.
Students, faculty, or interns study in the reading room of the School of Medicine Library (later known as the Medical Center Library). One student is using the card catalog.
Uniformed students and staff in the School of Nursing library reading room in either Hanes House or Baker House. The nursing library was part of the Duke Hospital library until it was moved to the second floor of the Baker House in April 1944. Hanes...
Rear view of the Davison building (right), originally the main entrance to the School of Medicine, and the rear of Duke Hospital (left). Hospital construction began on September 1, 1927 and was completed on July 1, 1930. Duke Hospital opened for...
Frederick Bernheim in a laboratory during the 1970s. Dr. Bernheim was one of the original members of the faculty of the Duke University Hospital and School of Medicine. He served as professor of pharmacology from 1930 until 1974 or 1975.
Illustration of the main entrance to Duke Chapel. Bob Blake was coordinator of the Division of Medical Illustration within the Duke University School of Medicine. He produced medical illustrations for Duke from about 1942 through the 1970s. (Robert L....
Portrait of Russell Dicks, a professor of pastoral care, the director of clinical pastoral training, and chaplain at Duke University Hospital from 1948-1958.
An unidentified Civilian Public Service worker at work. On October 27, 1942, Civilian Public Service (C.P.S.) Camp No. 61 was authorized as Duke Hospital under the direction of the department of neuropsychiatry. Under the program, conscientious...
This linen postcard comes from a 1945 folder set. The caption reads "D-8--Science Quadrangle, showing School of Medicine in Center, Duke University, Durham, N.C."
Duke Hospital seamstress works at her station. The Duke Hospital Laundry department handled the cleaning of linens and uniforms as well as the mending and patching of damaged items until 2004 when Duke Health System negotiated a long-term service...
Formal portrait of Frederick Bernheim from the 1950s. Dr. Bernheim was one of the original members of the faculty of the Duke University Hospital and School of Medicine. He served as professor of pharmacology from 1930 until 1974 or 1975.