Oral history interview of Michael DeBakey by Donald A. Schanche (tape 9)

Oral history interview of Michael DeBakey by Donald A. Schanche (tape 9)

Contributor(s):
Schanche, Donald A. (Interviewer)
DeBakey, Michael E. (Michael Ellis), 1908-2008
Publication:
Produced: 8 August 1972
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews
Transcripts
Abstract:
In 1972, journalist Donald A. Schanche (1926-1994) conducted a series of interviews with DeBakey as part of his research for a planned biography. Schanche worked on the project for several years, but the book was never completed. Several letters in the NLM DeBakey Papers indicate that Schanche, though a talented, experienced writer and editor, had difficulty drafting DeBakey's life story because of the sheer number and variety of DeBakey's interests and achievements. In 1976, Schanche joined the Foreign Division of the Los Angeles Times, and moved to Cairo. It appears that neither he nor DeBakey were able to follow up with the biography.. Topics covered in this interview include: DeBakey's efforts to reform medical education and the conservative, reactionary nature of established institutions; the influence of government on medicine and medical education via funding; women and ethnic minorities in medicine; racial integration; how his views on medical education were shaped by his own experiences; a more efficient method of training physicians.
Copyright:
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Extent:
73 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101743405X316 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
FJBBTN
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101743405X316
Archival Collection:
The Michael E. DeBakey Papers (Profiles in Science)