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Chapter 26: Life Partnership with Anne Mendelsohn
No full textIn this Chapter, Dr. Mendelsohn speaks about his wife, Anne, who has been an important “intellectual and action partner in everything” he has done. (He notes that they just celebrated their fiftieth anniversary.) As examples he explains that Anne Mendelsohn created the equivalent of the Board of Visitors at the University of California –San Diego. At MD Anderson she started the yearly Christmas party for faculty and was also instrumental in building relationships with Board of Visitor members and other potential donors. He notes that they have been honored as a couple seven times, which is very rare. Dr. Mendelsohn explains that he and his wife are a part of the Houston community. They have friends from all parts of life. When he retires, they will stay in Houston, which is now home. He is now chairman of the board of the Houston Grand Opera.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/2439/thumbnail.jp
Chapter 14: The George H.W. Bush Support MD Anderson Fundraising
No full textIn this Chapter Dr. Mendelsohn explains the important role of former president George H.W. Bush and his wife, Laura Bush in MD Anderson’s fundraising efforts. He begins by explaining that the Bushes were interested in cancer because they had a child who died of leukemia. Dr. Mendelsohn’s wife, Anne, came up with the idea to ask the Bushes to use MD Anderson as a setting to celebrate George Bush’s seventy-fifth birthday for an awareness and fundraising event. He describes the impact of that large event –raising money and awareness of MD Anderson. Dr. Mendelsohn was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal and other periodicals and the institution was ranked #1. He then explains how George Bush was asked to be on the Board of Visitors, and Dr. Mendelsohn offers an anecdote about his skill at running meetings.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/2427/thumbnail.jp
Librarians’ Preference of Virtual Meeting Platforms
No full textVirtual participation in professional organization and other committee meetings outside of one’s home institution continues to increase as time and money for travel to these events decreases. As the profession moves into a model of increased virtual communication, questions arise as to the best platform and tools to be used for the most effective method of communication. This study seeks to determine which platforms are currently being used, which platforms are preferred by organizers and participants and which platforms will best serve the needs of the committee. Results of this study on preferences for virtual platforms can help individuals and organizations make decisions on the best tools for this method of communication.Anderson, Katie, Larrivee, Anne. "Librarians’ Preference of Virtual Meeting Platforms" Brick & Click Librarians An Academic Library Symposium (November 1 2013):43-4
Chapter 14: MD Anderson Publications and Publication Ethics
No full textDr. Goepfert has served on a number of editorial boards and is keenly interested in the educational dissemination of information critical to cancer research. In this section he talks about some of MD Anderson’s publications and also addresses some controversies with publication. He first raises the ethical issue of how authorship is assigned to a manuscript going out for publication. Today there are guidelines for assigning authorship, but twenty years ago, he explains, some department chairs at MD Anderson reviewed all manuscripts going for publication and insisted on being listed as first author of an article, whether they made any contribution to the research or not. Dr. Goepfert contrasts his own practice of putting his name on a paper only if he has contributed. Dr. Goepfert then shifts subjects and describes several MD Anderson educational publications, beginning with Cancer Bulletin, distributed free to all physicians across Texas.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/2010/thumbnail.jp
Anderson, Anne Mangum
No full textOral history interview with Anne Mangum Anderson regarding life in Cannonviile, Junction and Kanab, Utah. Interview performed by Marsha Holland for the Utah State Historical Society Oral History Program
Chapter 17: The MD Anderson Presidents
No full textDr. Levin begins this Chapter by reflecting on R. Lee Clark’s “prophetic leadership” of MD Anderson, noting that his time in Paris gave him a world view that gave rise to the Global Education Program. Dr. Levin notes that he met Dr. Clark after his stroke and became friends with him. (Dr. Levin notes Dr. Clark’s charm as well as his poor taste in restaurants.) Dr. Levin also became his physician after Dr. Clark developed colon cancer. Dr. Levin then characterizes Dr. Charles LeMaistre [Oral History Interview], with his broad view of education and historic participation in the first Surgeon General’s report on cancer. He then describes his vision for MD Anderson, his occasional lack of crisp decisiveness, and his difficult involvement with Enron. He then compares the leadership styles of Dr. LeMaistre and Dr. Frederick Becker [Oral History Interview].
Dr. Levin next talks about Dr. John Mendelsohn, who became a strong ally of cancer prevention within the first year of his presidency. He talks about questioning mind and global vision of cancer that Dr. Mendelsohn brought to the institution, as well as a new management style patterned after business. He reviews what Dr. Mendelsohn and his wife, Anne, were able to accomplish through their strong connections within the community and around the country and world. Dr. Levin then reflects briefly on Dr. DePinho, saying that it is too early to draw any conclusions about the lasting impact he will leave on the institution; he notes he will reserve judgment about the Moon Shots Program, as well.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/2350/thumbnail.jp
Promise - Spring 2020
No full textRogers Award honors MD Anderson nursing assistant MD Anderson awards highest nursing honor Low-grade serous ovarian cancer survivor establishes research nonprofit Celebrity Chef Cooking Demo makes young cancer patients sous-chefs for a day Bob’s Encore: hope in the fight against pancreatic cancer Board of Visitors welcomes seven new members Board of Visitors awards highest distinction to longtime member A Conversation with a Living Legend raises 2 million for cancer research, education and prevention Get to know Advance Team’s Laura Nelson Cookbook author leaves her mark on gastric cancer researchhttps://openworks.mdanderson.org/promise/1001/thumbnail.jp
Chapter 09: Strengthening Biomedical Editing Nationwide and Within MD Anderson
No full textIn this Chapter, first briefly notes his involvement with the Southwest Chapter of the American Medical Writer’s Association and the Council of Biology Editors (with a 22-year membership). He then explains that he had his biggest impact while he served on the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences and in the late 80s worked on the Editorial Certification Examination Development Committee. He describes the examination he helped create to certify competence for editors of biomedical articles and explains the significance of certification. He notes that the Department of Scientific Publications at MD Anderson uses its own battery of tests to evaluate editors’ abilities for abstract reasoning, grammar, and other skills and talents.
Next, Mr. Pagel talks about his Department’s blog, “The Write Stuff,” and two significant projects: his role on the Historical Resources Center Steering Committee, and the development of panel discussions for the Department of Scientific Publications. To begin the discussion of the Steering Committee, he notes that Scientific Publications wrote The First Twenty Years, the first history of MD Anderson. Because of this association with the institution’s history, Mr. Pagel was asked to be part of the Steering Committee when the Historical Resources Center was formed and set as its first goal the publication of an updated institutional history. Mr. Pagel wanted the perspective to be broader than the first book, situating MD Anderson and cancer research in a larger context of other cancer institutions and the history of cancer research. Though not alone in holding this view, he says he had something to do with articulating it for the benefit of the Steering Committee. He describes how James Olsen was selected to be the author and notes other Steering Committee activities.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/2275/thumbnail.jp
Chapter 09: Reflections on Dr. Clifton Mountain and Data Collection Roles at MD Anderson
No full textMrs. Hermes begins this chapter with memories of how much she enjoyed working for Dr. Mountain over the course of 25 years. He taught her how to think about data, she explains, and she was listed as an author on a number of publications on lung cancer [see examples below]. She explains that Dr. Mountain left MD Anderson in 1993, but she continued to work freelance for him. She recalls that he set up the first conference on mathematics at MD Anderson, early in his career sometime in the sixties.
Next she comments on how the unique openness of Houston culture fit well with the bold visions that both R. Lee Clark and Eleanor MacDonald held for oncology. She says that her most important work was on Dr. Mountain’s staging system for lung cancer and she explains why staging the disease presented challenges.
She confirms that she was always interested in the implications of basic research for clinical findings. She credits Eleanor MacDonald for helping her to develop her curiosity and questioning style.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/2036/thumbnail.jp
Anthropological Networks
No full textNot only have anthropologists contributed to the study of social networks, they have also created their own anthropological networks in order to communicate and collaborate while conducting their study of human behaviors.Anderson, K. E. (2011). Anthropological networks. In G. A. Barnett (Ed.), Encyclopedia of social networks (pp. 44-48). Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE Publications.This is the author's final version of a chapter, Anthropological Networks, in Encyclopedia of Social Networks, George A. Barnett, editor. The published two volume work is available at http://www.sagepub.com/books/Book23436
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