Office of the Dean of the School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1905-1998 (bulk 1952-1996)

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Office of the Dean of the School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1905-1998 (bulk 1952-1996)

Office of the Dean of the School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1905-1998 (bulk 1952-1996)

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The dean is the chief administrative officer of the university's School of Medicine. Founded in 1879 by Thomas W. Harris, the school was originally private, although its courses in the basic sciences were taught by the university. From 1890 until 1896, the curriculum was only nine months long and was intended to prepare students for entrance into degree-conferring medical schools. In 1896, the program expanded to two years; and from 1902 until 1910, a four-year course was offered, with the last two years devoted to clinical subjects in Raleigh. The Raleigh branch was discontinued in 1910, however, and the school reverted to a two-year program until 1946, when on the recommendation of the North Carolina Medical Care Commission, the Board of Trustees of the university approved a four-year school. The new University Medical Center, including the expanded School of Medicine and the newly constructed North Carolina Memorial Hospital, opened in 1952. From 1956 to 1971, the director of the hospital reported directly to the Dean of the School of Medicine. The School of Medicine is part of the university's Division of Health Affairs, established in 1948. Until 1997, the dean reported to the head of the division, who, for most of that period, was called Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs. In 1997, the dean began reporting directly to the university's Provost. The records contain correspondence and other files relating to the administration of and programs in the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Of particular interest are files dealing with the expansion of medical education in North Carolina, including the expansion of the School of Medicine at Chapel Hill from a two-year to a four-year program and the establishment of East Carolina University's School of Medicine in the 1970s. Also of interest are files related to the many research centers of the School of Medicine, especially the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, and there are numerous files on the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers Program, the North Carolina Memorial Hospital, University of North Carolina Hospitals, and UNC Physicians and Associates (earlier the Medical Faculty Practice Plan). School of Medicine deans who figure significantly in these records include W. Reece Berryhill, Isaac M. Taylor, Christopher C. Fordham, and Stuart Bondurant.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives and Records Service