Louise Villejo, MPH, MCHES, Oral History Interview, May 21, 2015
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Description
Major topics covered:
- Patient-centered educational materials; the goal of cancer education; impact on patients
- Building collaborations; challenges for educators in the healthcare environment
Interview Chapters
Chapter 09: Inspired by Family Members
Chapter 10: The Minority Faculty and Administrators’ Committee
Chapter 11: Patient Education --Developing Programs by Involving Patients; CancerWise
Chapter 12: Developing Education Materials that Reflect a Deep Understanding of Cancer Care
Identifier
VillejoL_02_20150507
Publication Date
5-21-2015
Publisher
The Making Cancer History® Voices Oral History Collection, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
City
Houston, Texas
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Topics Covered
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; UT MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Texas System. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute at Houston; University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
Disciplines
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Oncology | Oral History
Recommended Citation
Villejo, Louise and Rosolowski, Tacey A. PhD, "Louise Villejo, MPH, MCHES, Oral History Interview, May 21, 2015" (2015). Interview Sessions. 270.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewsessions/270
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About the Interview
About the interview subject:
Ms. Villejo came to MD Anderson in 1982 as a health educator in the Patient Education Office. She advanced quickly to Director and has been known in the institution for creating innovative, patient-responsive educational materials and for imbedding patient education into the provider culture. Until her retirement this year, she served as Executive Director of the Patient Education Office.