Dr. and Mrs. Smith at their 50th wedding anniversary reception at the Carolina Inn. Dr. Smith was the James B. Duke Professor of Microbiology; chair of the Department of Microbiology (1930-1958); and associate professor of Medicine in the division of...
Chief physical therapy aid Esther Johnson received the Golden Crutch Award from the physical therapy class of 1974. This award was given each year since 1966 to one member of the physical therapy department who has contributed the most to the physical...
A bulletin describing the newly established Purser-Marine Physician Assistant Program based in the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital, Staten Island, New York. The bulletin contains the logo of the program and pictures of students in training and...
Helen L. Kaiser and Stuart Sessoms at Physical Therapy Alumni Weekend. Dr. Sessoms is holding a sketch of the new entrance to Duke Hospital, completed in 1966.
This is a series of letters written by Dr. Davison, former Dean of the Duke University Medical School, discussing the legal and professional liability issues involved in using medical students as externs. Dr. Davison has employed medical students...
This letter dated September 30, 1966 from Dr. Bowers, President of the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, to Dr. William Anlyan, Dean, School of Medicine at Duke University, states that the Board of Directors of the Foundation at its September 23, 1966...
This letter from Dr. William Anlyan, Dean, School of Medicine, Duke University, dated February 1, 1966 requests eleven individuals to serve on an ad hoc committee to "explore the possible types of models of physicians' assistants who may be trained at...
This 1966 description of the Duke PA Program was distributed to potential applicants to explain the concept, pre-requisites, curriculum and policies of the program. No salary range could be offered since no one had graduated from the program at that...
Letter from neurosurgeon Dr. George Stevenson, dated September 7, 1966 asking Dr. Stead to respond in writing about his (Dr. Stead's) "feelings about the moral, ethical and legal utilization of these people in medical centers?" Dr. Stevenson indicates...