Regional Medical Programs Service collection, 1948-1993 (bulk 1966-1978; 1991-1993).

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Regional Medical Programs Service collection, 1948-1993 (bulk 1966-1978; 1991-1993).

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Correspondence, minutes, reports, legislative information, planning documents, interviews, and photographs collectively summarize the history, activities and functions of the Regional Medical Program Services. This artificial collection is organized into three primary areas: Regional Medical Program (RMP) materials; the records of a separate program, the Regional Medical Libraries (RML); and lastly records pertaining to a historical conference on the Regional Medical Programs hosted by the NLM in 1991. A highlight includes interviews of significant figures within the RMP, conducted as part of the 1991 conference. Board of Directors meeting minutes (1966-1971), legislation hearings and texts, steering committee meetings and notes form the base of documentary information about the Regional Medical Programs materials. Of special importance are the Board Minutes, Steering Committee and National Advisory Council materials that document the strategic planning that supported the RMP's direction and motivations. It should be noted that these materials were collected from various individuals after their tenure with the RMPs and are not from the RMP administrative archives per se. Statistical and annual reports collected from each of the Regional Medical Library programs form the bulk of this series. Planning materials, correspondence, transcripts, and audiocassettes are the bulk of the 1991 NLM conference series. Rounding out the collection is are research notes, interviews, and drafts created by Stephen Strickland for his RMP history monograph.

11.8 linear ft. (13 boxes)

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Lindberg, Donald A. B., 1933-

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Strickland, Stephen P. (Stephen Parks)

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United States. Regional Medical Programs Service

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Wilson, Vernon E.

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Biographical sketch: Dr. Vernon E. Wilson (1915-1992) was a nationally known leader in medical education and an innovative administrator of medical programs in academia and government. In 1959, Dr. Wilson became the dean and director of the University of Missouri Medical Center at Columbia. While at the University of Missouri in the 1960s, he held the positions of executive director for health affairs (1967-1968) and vice president for Academic Affairs (1968-1970). In th...

DeBakey, Michael E. (Michael Ellis), 1908-2008

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Michael E. DeBakey (b. Michel Dabaghi, Sept. 7, 1908, Lake Charles, LA–d. July 11, 2008, Houston, TX) was a famous cardiovascular surgeon. During World War II, DeBakey served in the U.S. Army and helped develop the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) units. He then joined the faculty of Baylor University College of Medicine, serving as faculty, president of college, and chancellor, and Chairman of the Department of Surgery. He was among the earlier surgeons to perform coronary artery bypass sur...