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Mayor Paul R. Leonard Interview Conducted On April 17, 1985 About The Boonshoft School Of Medicine At Wright State University, Paul R. R. Leonard, James St. Peter

Boonshoft School of Medicine Oral History Project

This is an interview with the Mayor of the City of Dayton, Paul R. Leonard. In this interview, Mayor Leonard discusses his role and the role of other Dayton-area legislators in developing and passing the legislation authorizing the establishment of the School of Medicine at Wright State University. Mayor Leonard discusses the bi-partisan support of Dayton legislators in moving the legislation through the Ohio House and Senate, the position of the Governor on the legislation, and the movement of the bill authorizing the School of Medicine through the legislature.

John R. Beljan M.D. Interview (1) Conducted On October 20, 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 first in a series of six interviews deals with the background of Dr. John Beljan at the University of California at Davis, his nomination and appointment as founding Dean of the Wright State University School of Medicine, and the challenges in building a school of medicine that he faced on his arrival at Wright State.

Dr. Beljan also gives his views on the interview process, the concept of a community-based school of medicine, and the political problems that he encountered in the development of the Wright State University School of Medicine.