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Medicine and Health

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 297 Collections and/or Records:

Oregon Health Sciences University Hospital Infection Control records

 Collection
Identifier: 2006-003
Abstract According to available records, infection control did not become an area in need of special attention until 1968. From 1968-1972, the Infection Committee oversaw issues relating to infection control. The name changed in 1972 to the Hospital Infections Control Committee, the Department of Hospital Infection Control in 1981, and the Infection Control Program in 2006. The records span years 1980 through 1989, containing materials on the policies and protocols of hospital departments regarding...
Dates: 1980-1989; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1987

Oregon League for Nursing records

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-019
Abstract The Oregon League for Nursing began in 1922 with a mission focused on all aspects of nursing education, including defining and maintaining minimum standards for education, and promoting professional relationships and collaboration. The League was also pivotal in moving Portland’s nurse training school from the County Hospital to the University of Oregon. This collection consists of records on topics such as becoming a member of the National League; advocating for nursing education and...
Dates: 1922-2012; Majority of material found within 1922-1986

Oregon Medical Association Oral History project collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2004-005
Abstract

A variety of Oregon medical professionals were interviewed for a collaborative oral history project by the Oregon Medical Association to highlight the advances in local healthcare over the last century.

Dates: 2000-2011

Oregon Medical Association: Oregon Medical History collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2011-005
Abstract

This collection provides a variety of materials on the history of medicine in Oregon collected by the Oregon State Medical/Oregon Medical Association.

Dates: 1970-1993

Oregon Nurses Association Legislative Committee records

 Collection — Box SC02
Identifier: 2008-012
Abstract

The papers of the Oregon Nurses Association Legislative Committee under the leadership of Shirley M.Thompson have been added to the Archival collection. They show the process by which a landmark piece of legislation got passed in Oregon and the US Congress.

Dates: 1949-1963

Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility records

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-007
Abstract Founded in 1961, Physicians for Social Responsibility made its mark by documenting the presence of highly radioactive waste products from atmospheric nuclear testing that led to the Limited Nuclear Test Ban treaty. Their work for the environment and public health continued, focusing on issues such as ending the nuclear arms race, global climate change and toxic pollution, the role of oil and diplomacy in conflict, research and development of renewable energy technologies, decreasing U.S. oil...
Dates: 1980-2018

Oregon Public Health Association (OPHA) records

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-008
Abstract The Oregon Public Health Association (OPHA) brings together public health professionals, including doctors and nurses, educators, and researchers to engage in professional development, advocate for public policy, and reach out to local communities in order to improve the public health of Oregonians. The collection consists of physical and electronic records created or kept by OPHA during the years 1999-2013, documenting the administrative, financial, event, and community outreach activities...
Dates: 1999-2013; Majority of material found within 2004-2011

Oregon schools of medicine and nursing student records collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-013
Abstract

The Willamette University School of Medicine, founded in the 1860s in Salem, and the Multnomah School for Nurses, founded in 1910 at the Multnomah County Hospital, eventually merged with the University of Oregon Medical School in 1915 and 1932, respectively. This collection consists of matriculation registries, gradebooks, educational correspondence, and student records evidencing the academic achievements of students from these institutions.

Dates: 1880-1965

Oregon State Medical Association records

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-015
Abstract

The Oregon State Medical Society was originally organized in 1874. As time went on, reorganizations occurred and among them were the creation of the Medical History Committee and the Woman's Auxiliary, the first auxiliary in the Northwest. This collection contains a wide variety of material covering routine matters of the Society, as well as relevant major issues of the day, from the 1920s onward.

Dates: 1903-1978

Oregon State Medical Society records

 Collection
Identifier: 1997-003
Abstract

The Oregon State Medical Society Records contains bulletins, letters, correspondence, newspaper articles, U.S. Post Office forwarding address cards, telegrams, and V-mail primarily relating to the publication of the Service Bulletin.

Dates: 1943-1948