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Douglas Durko Interview (2) Conducted On May 8, 1985 About The Boonshoft School Of Medicine At Wright State University, Douglas Durko, James St. Peter

Boonshoft School of Medicine Oral History Project

This is the second in a series of interviews with Mr. Douglas R. Durko, Associate Dean for Hospital Affairs in the Wright State University School of Medicine. In the first part of this interview, Mr. Durko discusses the interaction between the School of Medicine, the area hospitals, and the University Medical Services Association.

In the second part of this second interview, Mr. Durko describes an example of that interaction through a discussion of the School of Medicine's establishment and subsequent development of the Department of Emergency Medicine in cooperation with several area hospitals. Mr. Durko uses this example to illustrate …

Douglas Durko Interview (3) Conducted On May 8, 1985 About The Boonshoft School Of Medicine At Wright State University, Douglas Durko, James St. Peter

Boonshoft School of Medicine Oral History Project

This is the third in a series of interviews with Mr. Douglas R. Durko, Associate Dean for Hospital Affairs in the Wright State University School of Medicine. In the first part of this interview, Mr. Durko analyzes the impact of the Office of Hospital Affairs on the School of Medicine's residency programs. Some of the major aspects covered in this discussion include: funding for graduate medical education; the accreditation of the residency programs; contractual relationships between the School of Medicine and the area hospitals where the residencies are located; and the Residency Policy Committee.

In the second part of the …

Douglas Durko Interview (1) Conducted On April 29, 1985 About The Boonshoft School Of Medicine At Wright State University, Douglas Durko, James St. Peter

Boonshoft School of Medicine Oral History Project

This is the first in a series of interviews with Mr. Douglas R. Durko, Associate Dean for Hospital Affairs in the Wright State University School of Medicine. In the first part of this interview, Mr. Durko discusses his background prior to coming to Wright State University and his first work for the Wright State University School of Medicine as Assistant Director of the Greater Miami Valley Subregional Organization for Health Manpower, Education and Training (SOHMET). He then goes on to discuss his departure from the School and his subsequent work with the Miami Valley Health Systems Agency.

In the second …

Dr. William D. Sawyer Interview (6) Conducted On March 11, 1985 About The Boonshoft School Of Medicine At Wright State University, William D. Sawyer, James St. Peter

Boonshoft School of Medicine Oral History Project

This is the sixth in a series of six interviews with the Dean of the Wright State University School of Medicine, Dr. William D. Sawyer. In this last interview Dean Sawyer discusses aspects of the development of the School of Medicine under his leadership. Specific topics include: development of the voluntary clinical faculty of the School of Medicine; the relationships between the School of Medicine and area affiliated institutions; new residency programs and the phase-out of Yellow Springs Family Practice Residency.

Dean Sawyer then turns to thoughts on the future of the Wright State University School of Medicine, discussing: new …

Dr. John O. Lindower Interview (1) Conducted On January 30, 1985 About The Boonshoft School Of Medicine At Wright State University, John O. Lindower, James St. Peter

Boonshoft School of Medicine Oral History Project

This is the first in a series of interviews with Dr. John O. Lindower, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and the first Chairer [sic] of the Department of Pharmacology in the Wright State University School of Medicine. In this first interview, Dr. Lindower discusses his background prior to coming to Wright State University, his initial appointment within the School of Medicine, the development of the initial curriculum of the School of Medicine, and the early development of the Department of Pharmacology of the School of Medicine.

Dr. J. Robert Suriano Interview (2) Conducted On December 5, 1984 About The Boonshoft School Of Medicine At Wright State University, J. Robert Suriano, James St. Peter

Boonshoft School of Medicine Oral History Project

This is the second in a series with Dr. J. Robert Suriano, Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs of the Wright State University School of Medicine. In the first part of the interview Dr. Suriano examines the functions of the Office of Admissions and Student Affairs and how these functions affect the medical student.

In the second part of the interview Dr. Suriano discusses the admissions philosophy of the School of Medicine and reflects on the extent of the integration of the School of Medicine into the university community.

Dr. William D. Sawyer (1) Interview Conducted On October 3, 1984 About The Boonshoft School Of Medicine At Wright State University, William D. Sawyer, James St. Peter

Boonshoft School of Medicine Oral History Project

In this first interview with Dr. William D. Sawyer, Dean of the Wright State University School of Medicine, Dean Sawyer discusses his background prior to coming to Wright State University. In particular, Dr. Sawyer's medical education; his internship and residency; his military service and service at Johns Hopkins University are examined.

In further discussions, Dean Sawyer turns to his experiences in Thailand as a member of the Rockefeller Foundation developing the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at Bangkok University. Dean Sawyer discusses the development process and its impact on his own leadership style.

A.V. Black Interview (1) Conducted On May 24, 1984 About The Boonshoft School Of Medicine At Wright State University, A. V. Black, James St. Peter

Boonshoft School of Medicine Oral History Project

In this first of three interviews, Dr. A.V. Black, former Chairman of the Montgomery County Medical Society and former faculty member of the Community Medicine Department of the Wright State University School of Medicine, discusses his early background and experiences as a physician in the Miami Valley area. He describes his wartime activities and his involvement in the Montgomery County Medical Society.

Dr. Black then discusses briefly the initial reaction of the Medical Society to the invitation of study of the feasibility of establishment of a School of Medicine in Dayton.

Richard Dewall Interview Conducted On May 5, 1984 About The Boonshoft School Of Medicine At Wright State University, Richard Dewall, James St. Peter

Boonshoft School of Medicine Oral History Project

This interview is with Dr. Richard DeWall, a prominent Dayton Cardio-thoracic surgeon. In this first interview Dr. DeWall discusses his background prior to coming to the Dayton area and his initial activities in the Cox Heart Institute and Kettering Memorial Hospital. He then goes on to describe how he first became interested in a school of medicine in Dayton, how he focused on Wright State University as the location for that school of medicine and his initial contacts with community and Wright State University leaders in which he lobbied for the school.

In the second part of this interview, Dr. …

John R. Beljan M.D. Interview (5) Conducted On November 25, 1983 About The Boonshoft School Of Medicine At Wright State University, John R. Beljan, James St. Peter

Boonshoft School of Medicine Oral History Project

This fifth of six interviews with the founding Dean of the Wright State University School of Medicine, Dr. John Beljan, deals with two major areas. The first area is Faculty/Staff recruiting in which Dr. Beljan discusses the methods, priorities, and focuses of the recruiting efforts of the School of Medicine staff. Several key individuals are highlighted.

The second area deals with the development of the Residency Programs inherited and initiated by the Wright State University School of Medicine. Although each program is examined in turn, two distinctly different Residency Programs are highlighted, the Aerospace Medicine and Emergency Medicine Residency Programs.

John R. Beljan M.D. Interview (3) Conducted On November 11, 1983 About The Boonshoft School Of Medicine At Wright State University, John R. Beljan, James St. Peter

Boonshoft School of Medicine Oral History Project

In this third interview, Dr. Beljan discusses the development of the affiliation agreements between Wright State and the area hospitals. Dr. Beljan also discusses the development of the Joint Coordinating Committees; the positions of Associate Dean for Hospital Affairs, Veteran's Affairs, and Air Force Affairs; the affiliation with the Veterans Administration and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; the role of the Greene and Montgomery County Medical Societies and the sources of funding for the School of Medicine. The interview closes with a discussion of the mergers of the Cox Heart Laboratory for Cancer Research, with the School of Medicine.