Elizabeth Seagull discusses her career as a Professor in Department of Pediatrics and Human Development at Michigan State University

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Description:

Seagull, who joined the department in 1971, recalls the shift of the medical school to a four-year program and talks about the school's multidisciplinary approach to community medicine, the collegiality of the early faculty, and their innovative approaches to teaching and patient care. She says the department grew very rapidly and that the University encouraged faculty to be innovative. She also describes efforts to recruit minority and female students and trying to make the male dominated culture more sensitive to female students and residents. Retired department administrator and faculty member Dr. David J. Kallen, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, conducts the interview. Part of the MSU Department of Pediatrics and Human Development Oral History Project.

Date Issued:

2005-05-10T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

Michigan and East Lansing

Subject Topic:

Career in medicine, Medical colleges, Faculty, Medicine, and Study and teaching

Subject Name:

Seagull, Elizabeth, Seagull, Elizabeth, Michigan State University, Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University, and Department of Pediatrics and Human Development

Subject Genre:

Interviews, Interviews, and Interviews

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5gt5fg22