Name
Conley, C. Lockard (Interviewee)
Hoffman, Eric (Interviewer)
Title
Reminiscences of C. Lockard Conley, 1987
Abstract
Biology and pre-med studies at Johns Hopkins; first year of medical school at University of Maryland; transfer to Columbia Physicians and Surgeons; service in Medical Corps during World War II, 1942-45; research explosion after World War II; Lipman fellowship, clinical training at Johns Hopkins Medical School; establishment of Hematology Division at Johns Hopkins, appointment as head; rise of hemat ology as branch of clinical medicine; interdisciplinary nature of hematologic research; rise of clinical pathology and oncology; hematology's evolution into an academic specialty; influence of Johns Hopkins program; Hematology Study Section, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health; founding of American Society of Hematology; founding of journal Blood
Collection Name
Hematology project
Subjects
Medical research personnel; Physicians; Hematology; Hematology, Experimental; Clinical medicine; Oncology; Conley, C. Lockard; Johns Hopkins University. School of Medicine; National Institute of Health (U.S.)
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1987
Note (Biographical)
Hematologist
Note
Interviewed by Eric Hoffman on October 28, 1987
Note (Provenance)
C. Lockard Conley, Gift 1989
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
14338216
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-3sws-n932
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.