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Interview excerpts provided by the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, UK Libraries.
To listen to complete interviews, visit the Nunn Center’s UK College of Medicine Oral Histories Project on the Kentuckiana Digital Library.
Interviews may be reproduced with permission from Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, Special Collections and Digital Programs, University of Kentucky Libraries.

 

Edmund D. Pellegrino, M.D.

Edmund D. Pellegrino
M.D.Founding Chair, Department of Medicine
Date of Interview: October 29, 1985
Pellegrino discusses the appeal and challenges associated with joining the fledgling UK Medical Center and the importance of the physical layout of the medical center in handling paying and non-paying patients.

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Frank G. Dickey, Ed.D.

Frank G. Dickey, Ed.D.
President of the University of Kentucky, 1956-1963
Date of Interview: October 14, 1985
Dickey reveals his thoughts on why Governor “Happy” Chandler supported a state medical center and shares memories of the early days of the UK Medical Center.

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Nicholas J. Pisacano, M.D.

Nicholas J. Pisacano, M.D.
Former UK Internal Medicine Faculty, UK Board of Trustees Member, Vice Chairman for the University of Kentucky Medical Center
Date of Interview: February 3, 1986
Pisacano reflects on accepting a position in the new UK Medical Center and the excitement of starting a Continuing Medical Education program at UK.

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Robert Straus, Ph.D.

Robert Straus, Ph.D.
Member of the original College planning staff and Professor of Medical Sociology, Coordinator of Academic Affairs, founding chair, Department of Behavioral Science
Date of Interview: October 9 & 10, 1985
Straus looks back on the importance of creating the new UK Medical Center, the selection of the first class of students and the development of a Department of Behavioral Science.

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William R. Markesbery, M.D. ’64

William R. Markesbery, M.D. ’64
Former Director, Sanders Brown Center on Aging, Former Department of Neurology faculty, Former Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine faculty
Date of Interview: July 7, 1986
Markesbery discusses the beginnings of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.

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