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Chapter 09: MD Anderson Growth and Changes to Institutional Culture
No full textIn this chapter, Dr. Freedman shares his observations about the growth of MD Anderson since he came to the institution in 1975. He notes its particular strength in clinical research and multi-disciplinary approaches (gynecologic oncology being one of the first Departments to put together multi-disciplinary fields). He hopes that MD Anderson will continue to always do the right thing for patients, “since we are there for them, not for ourselves.” In the final minutes of the interview, he talks about going to Galveston, Texas, to fish and enjoy the water, as he did when he was young, in Capetown, South Africa. Since retiring, he has been able to indulge his love of history and travel, talking about his trip to Russia. “It’s a good thing to leave some time,” he says, to have a chance to do other things besides work.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/1946/thumbnail.jp
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
Specifying, Estimating and Validating a New Trip Generation Model: Case Study in Montgomery County, Maryland
No full textThis paper discusses the development of an afternoon peak period trip generation model for both work and non-work trips. Three data sources are used in model development, a Household Travel Survey, a Census-Update Survey, and a Trip Generation Study. Seven one-direction trip purposes are defined, specifically accounting for stops made on the return trip from work to home. Trips are classified by origin and destination activities rather than by production and attraction, so reframing the conventional schema of home-based and non-home-based trips. Prior to estimating the model, the Household Travel Survey was demographically calibrated against the Census-Update to minimize demographic bias. A model of home-end trip generation is estimated using the Household Travel Survey as a cross-classification of the demographic factors of age and household size in addition to dwelling type. Non-home-end generation uses employment by type and population. The model was validated by comparison with a site based Trip Generation Study, which revealed an under-reporting of the relatively short and less regular shopping trips. Normalization procedures are developed to ensure that all ends of a chained trip were properly accounted for. .
Chapter 04: Discovering a Mentor and a Specialty at MD Anderson
No full textDr. Pollock talks about coming to MD Anderson in 1982 for a surgery fellowship, in the process making many observations about the culture of the institution. He begins by describing the process of applying for his fellowship. He made a trip to Houston some months prior to beginning his fellowship to attend an MD Anderson conference (Cancer Care in the Year 2000).
Dr. Pollock tells an anecdote about a security guard who gave him a one and a half hour tour –only the first instance of the culture of care he would come to value. Dr. Pollock says that people at MD Anderson feel they have a calling, and the institution has a mission that people believe in and can act on. He notes that he has been offered positions at seven other institutions and describes why he has always turned them down.
Dr. Pollock next continues with his description of the conference, where he met Dr. Richard Martin (his “hero in modern surgery), with whom he would establish “one of the most important relationships in his professional career.” Dr. Martin was interested in soft-tissue sarcoma, which became Dr. Pollock’s specialty as well.
Dr. Pollock defines sarcomas –a rare type of cancer representing only 1% of adult solid tumors, and “a true teamwork disease,” as he describes it. Dr. Pollock explains that he had no experience of sarcoma as a resident. Just before coming to MD Anderson of Fellowship, he saw one patient with an osteosarcoma in the emergency room at Rush Hospital –and scheduled him for a radical amputation. When he arrived in Houston, he began on the sarcoma service and followed a sarcoma patient’s treatment through chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery, and artificial joint implantation.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/2313/thumbnail.jp
A Multi-modal Trip Distribution Model
No full textThis paper presents a multimodal trip distribution function estimated and validated for the metropolitan Washington region. In addition, a methodology for measuring accessibility, which is used as a measure of effectiveness for networks, using the impedance curves in the distribution model is described. This methodology is applied at the strategic planning level to alternative HOV alignments to select alignments for further study and Right-of-Way preservation. .
Chapter 16: Global Academic Programs: the Advantages of Collaboration Part I
No full textDr. Dmitrovsky explains the benefits of international collaborations for MD Anderson and for the institutions overseas. He notes that Global Academic Programs is a unique model of relationships with over thirty institutions. He explains how these connections further MD Anderson\u27s mission and also provides opportunities for clinical trials, research collaborations, and new knowledge. He gives the example of a recent trip to visit Hunan Cancer Hospital in Changsa Province, China. He explains that MD Anderson will provide support with smoking cessation and prevention. He also talks about making rounds of a clinic where traditional Chinese medicine is practiced in concert with Western medicine.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/1648/thumbnail.jp
Chapter 18: Global Academic Programs: a Review of International Collaboration
No full textDr. Dmitrovsky summarizes the benefits of international collaborations for MD Anderson and international partners by talking about his recent trip to visit the Hunan Cancer Hospital in Changsa Province, China. He explains that MD Anderson will provide support with smoking cessation and prevention. He also talks about making rounds of a clinic where traditional Chinese medicine is practiced in concert with Western medicine. He talks about the possibilities for a smoking cessation/prevention program, including one for schoolchildren. Dr. Dmitrovsky underscores that the future of medicine is about partnership.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/1650/thumbnail.jp
Chapter 11: John Mendelsohn: MD Anderson\u27s Secret Weapon
No full textMr. Stuyck begins this segment on John Mendelsohn [Oral History Interview] by noting that he was a “dark-horse candidate” for president. He describes the interview process and how administrators were invited to participate. During an interview session, Mr. Stuyck found Dr. Mendelsohn to be very “energetic and wiry.”
Mr. Stuyck notes that MD Anderson had been ranked second to Memorial Sloan Kettering, but that changed under John Mendelsohn. He says the Dr. Mendelsohn arrived at just the right time in the institution’s history: he describes Dr. Mendelsohn as “MD Anderson’s secret weapon.” He tells an anecdote about giving Dr. Mendelsohn advice—which he ignored.
Mr. Stuyck then talks about Dr. Mendelsohn’s difficulties with the media during two conflict of interest cases involving his involvement with Imclone and Enron. Mr. Stuyck explains how he prepared Dr. Mendelson for interviews with the media. He then describes how Dr. Mendelsohn handled his interview with a reporter from KTRK-TV, Channel 13, Wayne Dolcefino, about expenditures for furniture and art: Dr. Mendelsohn was very forthright and convincing, and the reporter let the story slide without publishing it. He then tells a story about a trip to Washington, D.C. for interviews at the Washington Post and PBS.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/1389/thumbnail.jp
Chapter: 02 Recruited by J Freireich and Moving the Family to Texas
No full textDr. Bodey begins this chapter by noting that during his residency he realized that he would not be a medical missionary. However, in 1966 he was recruited by Dr. Emil [J] Freireich to join the Department of Developmental Therapeutics. He recalls his trip to Houston to visit the Department and his decision to relocate because of the professional opportunities MD Anderson offered .https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/1983/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
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