Oral history interview with Mary Ellen Avery (video and transcript)
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Title
Oral history interview with Mary Ellen Avery (video and transcript)
Subject
Avery, Mary Ellen, 1927-2011
Mentoring in medicine
Neonatal intensive care
Respiratory distress syndrome
Abstract
Oral history interview with Mary Ellen Avery, Physician-in-Chief of Boston's Children's Hospital, discussing her research into the respiratory problems of premature babies and her discovery that male infants are at a greater risk than female infants. She describes her role as teacher and mentor to medical students, interns and residents, and recalls that when she was young, a female pediatrician encouraged her to be a doctor. Dr. Avery's commitment to demystify medicine prompted her latest book Born Early, which outlines for parents the various treatments and procedures used to save their premature babies.
Creator
Joint Committee on the Status of Women
Date Created
1982
Is Part Of
Joint Committee on the Status of Women Records
Format
video
Extent
1 videorecording (132 MB) and transcript (8 pages)
Medium
Videotape
Language
English
Type
moving image
Identifier
https://vimeo.com/51461906
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Embedded Media
Interviewer
Denterlein, Geri
Interviewee
Avery, Mary Ellen
Original Format
Videotape
Duration
00:16:29
Files
Collection
Citation
Joint Committee on the Status of Women, “Oral history interview with Mary Ellen Avery (video and transcript),” OnView: Digital Collections & Exhibits, accessed June 3, 2023, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6003.
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