Shortage of Family Physicians, 1972

Content in this subseries documents the history of the University of Virginia Medical Center from 1972 to 1977. In this period, the University Medical Center was taking steps toward not only the enlargement of its resources - facilities, personnel, and finance - but also its major programs - education, research, and patient care. The beginning of the Family Practice Primary Care Curriculum in 1975 and the projects for the expansion of existing hospital buildings and purchase of the Towers Hospital were remarkable developments in this period. All these projects were planned based on the UVA Medical Center's wide-ranging self-surveys and implemented under the guidance of William R. Drucker, Dean of the School of Medicine and James W. Craig, Associate Dean of the School of Medicine.

Included are reports on the University of Virginia Medical Center from 1972 to 1977 which detail extensive information on the Medical Center in this period, its organization, administration, educational programs, faculty, student, library system, finances, medical center facilities, major activities, graduate program, clinical activities, admission data, etc. Of Particular interest are documents on the Family Practice Primary Care Curriculum that was planned and organized by James W. Craig in 1975. Also present are materials on the Medical Center's expansion project including the purchase of the Towers Hospital.