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Early years after graduation and the impact of WWII: 1940-1945, 1993 November 9

 Item — Box: 15
Identifier: Part 9

Scope and Contents

Hunter graduated in 1940; completed internship, 1941-1944; completed residency in 1945. Dr. William Parson, Professor Emeritus, University of Virginia and Chairman of the Department of Medicine 1949-1966 joins Dr. Hunter and Dr. Hook in part 9. Both had interned at Presbyterian Hospital in New York. Parson was one year ahead of Hunter. Hunter was a “pup” for 3 months which involved doing procedures, testing, and lab work from the periphery. After 3 months Hunter rotated to surgery, took care of patients, did private service, worked on female and male wards. After attack on Pearl Harbor everyone went off to war. Hunter remained in the United States; married on March 7, 1943; completed residency in 1945; attended the Army Medical School, Walter Reed Hospital, and studied tropical medicine; travelled to Cost Rica where he observed poor patient care which impacted him deeply; became instructor in medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgery at Columbia University; worked with penicillin in the early days of development and manufacture; participated in human research; wrestled with ethical decisions regarding informed consent of the patient.

Dates

  • Creation: 1993 November 9

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions.

Extent

From the Collection: 56 Linear Feet

Physical Description

1 master videocassette, 1 preservation DVD

Repository Details

Part of the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library Repository

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