| Title |
Oral history interview with J. Bruce Balken, M.D. by Kathryn MacKay |
| Creator |
Balken, J. Bruce; MacKay, Kathryn |
| Publisher |
Utah Historical Society |
| Date |
2005-03-16 |
| Access Rights |
Utah Historical Society |
| Date Digital |
2024-03-11 |
| Spatial Coverage |
City of Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/11788968/city-of-ogden.html |
| Subject |
Family medicine; Health facilities; Hospital privileges; Medical care; Mount Benedict Monastery (Ogden, Utah); Neonatal intensive care; Nuns; Nursing schools; Pediatrics; Polio; Polio vaccine; Professional development; University of Utah; United States. Army; World War II; Minnesota; Wisconsin; Ogden (Utah) |
| Description |
Oral history interview by Kathryn MacKay with J. Bruce Balken, M.D. Topics include: A little personal background, Medical training at the University of Utah, Residency in Minnesota, Practicing Family Medicine in Wisconsin, Service in the U.S. Army as a Medical Officer during WWII, Specializing in pediatrics, Returning to Utah and accepting a position with the Ogden Clinic with privileges at Dee Hospital and St. Benedict's, Working with the Nuns, The Polio epidemic of 52'-53' and subsequent vaccine, Lecturing at the nursing school, Retirement, How the medical field has changed, Professional development, and Neonatal care. |
| Collection Number and Name |
Mss B 1655 The St. Benedict's Hospital Oral Histories Collection, 2002-2005 |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
13 leaves |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Source |
Mss B 1655 The St. Benedict's Hospital Oral Histories Collection, 2002-2005 |
| Scanning Technician |
Michelle Gollehon |
| Metadata Cataloger |
Amy Green Larsen |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6xbmkar |
| Setname |
dha_uhsoh |
| ID |
2460126 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xbmkar |
