Washington University School of Medicine Oral Histories
Brent M. Parker Oral History
Interviewer
William R. Massa, Jr., MA
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Summary
Brent M. Parker was interviewed by William R. Massa, Jr. on May 12, 1977 for approximately 40 minutes.
Scope and Content
Parker relates some of his experiences as a student at the Washington University School of Medicine, and some memorable faculty members, such as W. Barry Wood. Parker also discusses changes in medical school education over the years, medical malpractice insurance, Medicare, and euthanasia.
Biographical Information: Interviewee
Brent Parker was a cardiologist, born 1927. Parker received his medical degree from the Washington University School of Medicine in 1952. He served on the faculty of his alma mater for 14 years as assistant and associate professor of Medicine, co-director of the cardiology division, and director of the Adult Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. Parker then became chief of staff and associate dean for Clinical Affairs at the University Hospitals of the University of Missouri at Columbia.
Biographical Information: Interviewer
William R. Massa, Jr. was an archivist at the Smithsonian Institution Archives in Washington, DC from 1977-1988 and archivist at Yale University from 1988 to 2020. He earned a BA from Elizabethtown College and an MA from the University of Wisconsin (Madison).
Interview Date
1977-05-12
Collection Identifier
OH031
Length
Approximately 40 minutes.
Restrictions
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Recommended Citation
Brent M. Parker Oral History, OH031, Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.
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