Dr. Thomas Parran : the past and the future
- Date
1959
- Summary
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Former US Surgeon General Dr. Thomas Parran discusses his history as a medical doctor working for the United States department of health. Included are stories on his family background, experiences at medical school, and time as a public health worker where he was involved in stopping outbreaks of smallpox, typhus, and syphilis. Dr. Parran is interviewed by Adolph Schmidt, Roger James Crabtree, and Emory Bacon.
- Contributors
WQED; Dr. Thomas Parran; Adolph Schmidt; Roger James Crabtree; Emory Bacon
- Publishers
National Educational Television; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
- Genres
Educational; Talk; Biographical (Nonfiction); Medical (Nonfiction)
- Subject
Public Heatlh ; Parran, Thomas, Jr., 1892-1968.
- Collection
National Educational Television
- Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- No Copyright - United States
- Physical Description
1 Film (0:28:59); 16mm
- Other Identifiers
IULMIA Film Database: 40000003111723; Other: GR00465058; MDPI Barcode: 40000003111723
Access Restrictions
This item is accessible by: the public.