Duke Medical Center Archives September 2023 Archive
Revisiting Duke Health’s Moments to Movement (M2M) and How the Medical Center Archives is Documenting it for the Future
Posted On: September 19, 2023 by Rebecca Williams
“The senseless murder of George Floyd gave birth to a movement — around the globe and right here at Duke Health.”
In the summer of 2020, Duke University and the School of Medicine took steps to acknowledge and address systematic racism, both within their institutions and across the nation. Emphasis was given to the effects racism has on Black communities and individuals. On June 16, 2020, Duke University held "Living While Black," an all-day symposium bringing together distinguished Black faculty, students, and staff. Speakers discussed the history of race and racism within Duke and the United States, their personal perspectives as Black individuals at… MORE
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Introduction to the Duke Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology Records
Posted On: September 5, 2023 by Rebecca Williams
In 1963, the initial chamber for Hypo-Hyperbaric research was installed at Duke. Construction of the F.G. Hall Laboratory, named after Frank Gregory Hall and now part of the Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology, was completed in 1968. Six large chambers were installed, which allowed the center to simulate depths of 1000 feet of seawater (fsw) and up to 100,000 feet of altitude. Dr. Herbert Saltzman was named Director of the Laboratory, and, under his direction, program investigators emphasized studies of cardiopulmonary, hematologic, and neurologic consequences of exposure to substantially high or low atmospheric pressure.
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