Oral history interview with Robert C. Drews, Miles C. Whitener, and August W. Geise, 1980. 1980.

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Oral history interview with Robert C. Drews, Miles C. Whitener, and August W. Geise, 1980. 1980.

Drews, Whitener and Geise reflect back on their experiences as students at the Washington University School of Medicine in the 1950s and the value of rotating rather than specialized internships. The three physicians discuss some of the memorable faculty members, such as Mildred Trotter, Carl Moyer, Oliver Lowry, and Carl Moore. They also discuss technological and pharmacological changes over the years that have affected the practice of medicine.

Transcript : 35 leaves.Sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 63 min.) : analog.Sound recording : 1 sound tape reel (ca. 63 min.) : analog.

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Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.). School of Medicine

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Trotter, Mildred, 1899-1991

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Anatomist and anthropologist, 1899-1991. After receiving a bachelor's degree from Mt. Holyoke College in 1920, Trotter came to Washington University where she completed a master's degree in Anatomy in 1921 and a doctorate in Anatomy in 1924. Trotter served on the faculty in the department of Anatomy of the Washington University School of Medicine from 1922 until her retirement as professor emerita and lecturer in 1967, though she continued her research and writing until 1984. In 1946, Trotter be...

Geise, August W., 1930-1997,

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Moore, Carl V., 1908-

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Whitener, Miles C., 1929-

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Anderson, Paul G. (Paul Gustav)

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Lowry, Oliver H.

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Biochemist, 1910-1996. Lowry received a degree in chemistry from Northwestern University in 1932 and in 1937 received both a doctorate in physiological chemistry and a medical degree from the University of Chicago. Lowry joined the faculty of the Washington University School of Medicine in 1947, serving as chair of the department of pharmacology, 1947-1976; dean, 1955-58; and professor emeritus of molecular biology and pharmacology, 1975-1996. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and S...

Drews, Robert C., 1930-....

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Moyer, Carl A.

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