Chapter 09: Bringing Experience with Surgery and National Trials to MD Anderson; Research on Endometrial Cancer
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In this chapter, Dr. Burke sketches the evolution of his research career and the specific perspective that made him attractive to MD Anderson. He explains that he started this career while he was a Fellow at the Walter Reed Hospital in the late seventies. He notes the strange situation in which the Army was at the forefront of research in ob/gyn cancers. He then notes that, when he came to MD Anderson, there were many unanswered questions and he brought the institution his experience with national trials and his strong surgical background, and broad network of connections. He briefly explains his leadership philosophy with regards to junior faculty and research: allow them to choose different disease area interests so they don’t get in each other’s way.
Identifier
BurkeTW_01_20140311_C09
Publication Date
3-11-2014
City
Houston, Texas
Interview Session
Topics Covered
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center - The Researcher; The Researcher; Professional Path; Military Experience; Joining MD Anderson; Collaborations; Understanding Cancer, the History of Science, Cancer Research; The History of Health Care, Patient Care
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Disciplines
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Oncology | Oral History
Recommended Citation
Burke, Thomas W. MD and Rosolowski, Tacey A. PhD, "Chapter 09: Bringing Experience with Surgery and National Trials to MD Anderson; Research on Endometrial Cancer" (2014). Interview Chapters. 925.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/925
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Open
