Ethics, Medical
Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Ralph S. Crawshaw papers
Collection
Identifier: 2014-010
Abstract
Ralph S. Crashaw, M.D. (1921-2014) focused his career on a combination of medicine and humanism, working in the areas of medical ethics, addiction, mental health issues, and suicide prevention. He was a tireless campaigner for the medically underserved and is known as the “Godfather of the Oregon Health Plan.” This collection showcases Crawshaw’s philosophical evolution from his early romantic notions of medicine to his later disillusionment by what he saw as a heartless focus on technical...
Dates:
1515-2014; Majority of material found within 1938-2014
Lowell and Miles Edwards papers
Collection
Identifier: 2012-008
Abstract
The family of M. Lowell Edwards (1898-1982) and his son Miles J. Edwards (1929-2006) have donated a variety of materials pertaining to their careers and longstanding ties with the Medical School. Lowell Edwards was internationally famous for his part in the invention of the Starr-Edwards Heart Valve. His son Miles graduated from UOMS (1956) and made a career in Pulmonary Medicine there, including department head (1970-83). After retiring in 1991 he made a second career as a medical ethicist...
Dates:
1940-2011