Interview with Joe V. Swintosky, February 11, 1986
Project: University of Kentucky Medical Center Oral History Project
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In this interview, Dr. Joseph V. Swintosky (Professor and Dean of the College of Pharmacy at the University of Kentucky Medical Center 1967-1987), discusses his arrival at the Medical Center, the achievements of the College of Pharmacy, and the innovative clinical changes in curriculum pioneered by the College of Pharmacy. He discusses students, and broader educational issues in the state, and state funding. Swintosky also describes changes which have occurred in the Medical Center and distinctive impact and achievements.Interview Accession
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Academic medical centers--Kentucky--Lexington Curriculum change Curriculum planning Health facilities--Kentucky--Lexington Kentucky Pharmaceutical Association Medicine--Kentucky--Lexington Physicians--Kentucky--Lexington Swintosky, Joseph V., 1921- --Interviews University of Kentucky University of Kentucky. College of Pharmacy University of Kentucky. Medical Center--HistoryInterview Rights
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Swintosky, Joe V. Interview by Richard C. Smoot. 11 Feb. 1986. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Swintosky, J.V. (1986, February 11). Interview by R. C. Smoot. University of Kentucky Medical Center Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Swintosky, Joe V., interview by Richard C. Smoot. February 11, 1986, University of Kentucky Medical Center Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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