Washington University School of Medicine Oral Histories
Harriet Smith Kaplan Oral History
Interviewer
Paul G. Anderson, PhD
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Summary
Harriet Smith Kaplan was interviewed by Paul G. Anderson on May 6, 1981 for approximately 77 minutes.
Scope and Content
Kaplan discusses her experiences as a female medical student at Washington University School of Medicine in the 1950s, her internship at San Francisco General Hospital, her work in nuclear medicine and psychiatry, and colleagues and teachers such as Arthur Kornberg. She also compares medical students of the 1950s to those of the 1970s and 1980s.
Biographical Information: Interviewee
Harriet Smith Kaplan was born in 1929. Kaplan received her medical degree from the Washington University School of Medicine in 1956. After several years of practice in internal medicine, Kaplan entered a residency in psychiatry at the Los Angeles County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and was certified as a psychiatrist in 1979. From 1973 to 1988 Kaplan served as the head physician of the Consultation-Liaison Service in the Department of Psychiatry at Harbor/UCLA Medical Center.
Biographical Information: Interviewer
Paul G. Anderson, PhD served as an archivist at the Washington University School of Medicine library from 1982-2008. He earned a PhD (American History) from Wayne State University in 1977.
Interview Date
1981-05-06
Collection Identifier
OH050
Length
Approximately 1 hour and 17 minutes.
Restrictions
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Recommended Citation
Harriet Smith Kaplan Oral History, OH050, Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.
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