Watanabe, August M. May 6, 1994

Creator:

Freedman, Jean

Scope and content:

Born on August 17, 1941, August Watanabe received his degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis in 1967 and went on to work at the Indiana University Medical Center, first as a resident and then as a faculty member in the nineteen seventies. From 1983 through 1990, Watanabe served as the chairman of the Department of Medicine in Indianapolis. In addition, he was a member of the board of the Indiana University Foundation. In this interview, Watanabe discusses his medical training, advances in the field of medicine, the IUPUI campus, and his roles as student, professor, and administrator.

Physical location:

Interviews are housed in Radio-TV Building, Room 314. Copies of interview transcripts are also held by the IU Libraries University Archives. Contact archives@indiana.edu for more information. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for Documentary Research and Practice office.

Physical description:

17 pages; 1 tape, 48 minutes; index, 1 VHS

Subjects:

IUPUI campus
medical advances
medical education
medical professor
physician
university administrator

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