Oral history interview with Charles M. Swindler, M.D. by Kathryn Burnside and Kathryn MacKay

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Title Oral history interview with Charles M. Swindler, M.D. by Kathryn Burnside and Kathryn MacKay
Creator Swindler, Charles M.; Burnside, Kathryn; MacKay, Kathryn
Publisher Utah Historical Society
Date 2002-08-19
Access Rights Utah Historical Society
Date Digital 2024-03-11
Spatial Coverage City of Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States https://www.geonames.org/5192014/city-of-greensburg.html City of Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/11788968/city-of-ogden.html
Subject Carnegie Steel Company; Christmas; Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center; Dinners and dining; Fathers; Health facilities; Medical care; Mount Benedict Monastery (Ogden, Utah); Nuns; Nursing schools; Orthopedics; Orthopedic shoes; Orthopedic surgery; University of Michigan; University of Pittsburgh; Work ethic; New York City (N.Y.); Pennsylvania; Ogden (Utah)
Description Oral history interview by Kathryn Burnside and Kathryn MacKay with Charles M. Swindler, M.D. Topics include: A little personal background, including growing up in Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh where his father worked as a company doctor for Carnegie Steel, Losing his father at a young age, Receiving medical training at the School of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate work at the University of Michigan, Specialty work in Orthopedic Surgery at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, Being recruited to come to Ogden and work at St. Benedict's, Working with the Nuns, Commitment to personal care that a religious Hospital exemplifies, Getting involved in the training of nurses, Developing hardware and mechanical devices for orthopedics, Making a contribution, Having a satisfying career, Changes in nurse training, A strong work ethic, Christmas parties, Doctor's dinners, and Selecting the shoes the nurses wore to prevent foot problems.
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 14 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/s6cj6mcv
Setname dha_uhsoh
ID 2460136
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cj6mcv
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