By Bill Peckham
An email was sent to me with a link to Voice Expeditions excellent Nephrology Oral History Project. The project is described as:
interviews with sentinel nephrologists and nephrology related individuals that document renal-related healthcare from as early as the 1950s to the present. These oral histories focus on the development and innovations of early dialysis therapy and the impact dialysis has had on the care of patients and the practice of nephrology.
There are 11 interviews, 60 to 90 minutes long. Anyone familiar with the history of dialsyis will recognize the names e.g. Christopher Blagg, MD, Frank A. Gotch, MD, Donald J. Sherrard, MD, John H. Sadler, MD, Eli A. Friedman, MD. The site does a great job presenting the interviews - offering them as a whole and broken into shorter snippets. The site also provides a written transcript of each interview which I find makes it easier to follow the dense material.
Right now I am listening to the Gotch interview. I'm firmly in the Scribner camp; I feel like a fly on the wall behind enemy lines.
The Voice Expeditions About page indicates tht both of the project's cofounders are nephrologist, a husband and wife team, Dr. Dugan Maddux and Dr. Frank Maddux. Thank you doctors. This is a great resource.
I'm still making my way through these gems right now, but the Eli Freidman interview is wonderful, even though it's conducted at a noisy dinner event.
Posted by: Zach | December 30, 2008 at 02:02 PM