Medical Education in Oklahoma: The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and Health Sciences Center, 1964-1996

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Medical Education in Oklahoma Volume III chronicles the development of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (HSC) from 1964 to 1996–a tempestuous period at the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine. During these three decades college and hospital administrators and physicians witnessed conflicts, challenges, and restructuring. Mark Allen Everett and Howard Dean Everett examine the changing face of medicine and the transformation of the HSC, including:

* The Medical School deanship. Originally an office that represented the faculty, the deanship evolved into an administrative position, similar to a “CEO” of managed care. * Expanding enrollments. A sudden increase in the size of the student body eroded a sense of esprit de corps among the HSC students and the faculty. * Changing focus. More students were “ushered through” the program in order to meet a growing need for physicians in Oklahoma. * Philosophical conflicts. The change from a “medical center” to * “health science center” created a dual mission–training medical * students and providing patient services–that competed for limited * funds and resources.

Based on newspaper accounts, interviews, Regents’ meetings minutes, and the authors’ personal recollections, Medical Education in Oklahoma Volume III,, traces the metamorphosis of the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and Health Sciences Center from an enterprise dedicated solely to scholarship and education into a multi-million dollar medical and research complex.
Medical Education in Oklahoma: The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and Health Sciences Center, 1964-1996