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Primary care oral history collection,
- Author(s):
- Mullan, Fitzhugh
- Title(s):
- Primary care oral history collection, 1995-1996.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Description:
- 1.5 linear ft., (2 boxes)
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Language:
- English
- Electronic Links:
- https://findingaids.nlm.nih.gov/repositories/ammp/resources/pcoh146
Finding aid
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101166350
- Summary:
- The collection consists of 62 oral histories of primary care physicians in America and Britain by Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D. The project was undertaken to document the lives and work of individuals contributing to the interdisciplinary realm of primary health care delivery. Mullan intended to write a book on the subject using these interviews as a primary source. The subjects were selected by Mullan using his personal network of contacts, attempting to achieve geographic, gender, ethnic and disciplinary balance. While not a truly scientific "sample frame," Mullan's contacts provided recommendations for potential interviewees in each area of the country he visited. Mullan then pared down the list according to his own judgment. A poorly understood, yet often debated area of medical practice, primary care professionals are drawn from family practice, general practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, and the ranks of nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Partly misunderstood because of its interdisciplinary nature, it also suffers from a lack of spokespersons that are often associated with specialty oriented disciplines.
- MeSH:
- Primary Health Care*
- Publication Type(s):
- Interview
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Finding Aids:
- Finding aid available in Library and electronically: item level control.
- Notes:
- Also available online.
Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D. is a pediatrician by professional training and also an author. He has written two autobiographies and a history of the Public Health Service, Plagues and politics: the story of the United States Public Health Service. He is a former director of the Bureau of Health Professions and Assistant Surgeon General of the PHS. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Science.
- Terms of Use:
- Access is not restricted.
- Cite As:
- Primary care oral history collection. 1995-1996. Located in: History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; OH 146.
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright was transferred to the public domain. See Reference Librarian for information regarding publication rights.
- Other ID:
- (OCoLC)51647970
- NLM ID:
- 101166350 [Collection (manuscript)]