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Indiana Medicine, 1993


Interviewee
Calli, Louis J. June 23, 1994 

Call Number
93-035

Physical Description

54 pages; 2 tapes, 107 minutes; index

Interviewer
Berry, Chad

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Dr. Louis J. Calli, born on August 15, 1910, discusses his talent for baseball and how he was turned from deciding to play professionally to choosing a career in medicine. He speaks of his first-rate medical education at St. Louis University Hospital, the various places he has practiced medicine, and his domestic service in the United States Army during World War II. In addition, Dr. Calli comments on his baseball abilities and experiences, his interest and involvement with horses, the medical changes of the past few decades, and his opinion that the state of medicine in the United States is in a serious state of decline.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Chappy Johnson's All-Stars
    • New York Polyclinic Hospital
    • St. John's University
    • St. Louis University School of Medicine
    • United States Army
    • Occupation Names
    • physician
    • Place Names
    • Fort Knox, Kentucky
    • Hazard, Kentucky
    • Massena, New York
    • Subjects
    • baseball
    • general practice
    • horses
    • medical changes
    • medical education
    • patient care
    • socialized medicine
    • surgery
    • World War II