Oral history interview with Alfred, Walter, and Olga Gellhorn, 1975-1981

Biographical Note

Physician, educator; interviewee married Olga Gellhorn

Scope and Contents

Alfred Gellhorn was the principal subject, but his wife Olga and brother Walter participated for a considerable amount of the interview. Topics discussed include: research on nitrogen mustard and treatment for shock, teaching activities, Columbia, 1943-1968; cancer research and treatment at Delafield Hospital, 1949-1968; Director, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, 1968-1973; concerns as Director, Center for Biomedical Education, City College of New York, from 1974; controversy concerning ethnic distribution, "reverse discrimination" in admissions policies of biomedical program; related difficulties in program accreditation, funding, curriculum development; push for community medicine; work with Council of International Organizations of the Medical Sciences on bio-ethical issues, human rights, internationalization of drug research, development. Digitized audio only covers sessions 1-10

Subjects

• Bioethics--Study and teaching.
• Columbia University.
• Community health services.
• Educators--United States--Interviews.
• Gellhorn, Alfred--Interviews.
• Gellhorn, Kitty, interviewer.
• Gellhorn, Olga,--Mrs. Alfred--Interviews.
• Gellhorn, Olga, Mrs. Alfred, interviewee.
• Gellhorn, Walter, 1906-1995, interviewee.
• Gellhorn, Walter, 1906-1995--Interviews.
• Interviews.
• Medical education--United States.
• Oral histories.
• Physicians--United States--Interviews.
• University of Pennsylvania. Medical Center.

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