Expansion of Medical Education in Alabama Files 1967-1991.

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Expansion of Medical Education in Alabama Files 1967-1991.

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The files, created by Dr. James A. Pittman, contain correspondence, memoranda, reports, drafts, minutes, and other materials related to efforts to expand medical education programs in Alabama. Much of the materials relates to the Medical Education Expansion Study, the McCall Report, and the Booz, Allen, Hamilton Report. News clippings are also included. Additional materials document the establishment of the University of Alabama System Medical Education Program. The dean of the School of Medicine served as the executive dean of the System-wide medical education program. These materials were created between 1967 and 1991 and originally arrived at the UAB Archives in ring binders.

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Mervyn H Sterne Library, University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB Sterne Library

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Mervyn H Sterne Library, University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB Sterne Library

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