Records of the Medical Specialty Training Program 1936-1951

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Records of the Medical Specialty Training Program 1936-1951

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These records consist of documents relating to the administration of the Medical Specialty Training Program. They include correspondence to and from program administrators, faculty and affiliated hospitals, some financial records generated by the program, minutes from committee meetings relating to the program and records of doctors enrolled in the program.

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