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Indiana Medicine, 1993


Interviewee
Tower, T. Kermit July 27, 1993 

Call Number
93-019

Physical Description

38 pages; 2 tapes, 109 minutes; index

Interviewer
Berry, Chad

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Dr. T. Kermit Tower, born on September 15, 1908, describes growing up in rural Crawford County, Indiana, his college and medical education at DePauw University and the Indiana University School of Medicine, and his general family practice in Campbellsburg, Indiana. He comments on some of the medical changes of the past fifty years with regard to patient care, malpractice suits, technological and drug advances, and the advent of Medicaid. Dr. Tower also shares many personal memories and anecdotes of his years practicing medicine in rural Indiana.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • DePauw University
    • Indiana University School of Medicine
    • Indianapolis Long Hospital
    • Occupation Names
    • physician
    • Place Names
    • Campbellsburg, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • cardiology
    • general practice
    • medical changes
    • medical education
    • outdoor obstetrics
    • patient care
    • Medicaid