Chapter 01: An Early Start on a Research Path and Critical Thinking
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In this chapter, Dr. Stancel sketches the experiences that inspired him to pursue science and shaped his attitudes about education. After tracing his own educational track through chemistry, to biochemistry, to physiology, and to a first faculty appt in pharmacology he concludes: “If you get good training as a doctor of philosophy you are trained to think critically and that skill in experimental work transfers to a lot of different fields.” He reflects on how key critical thinking skills are to the contemporary researcher –a recurring theme in these sessions and a keystone in his philosophy of education.
Publication Date
1-24-2012
Publisher
The Historical Resources Center, Research Medical Library, The University of Texas Cancer Center
City
Houston, Texas
Interview Session
George Stancel, PhD, Oral History Interview, January 24, 2012
Topic Covered
The Interview Subject's Story - Educational Path; Character, Values, Beliefs, Talents; Personal Background; Inspirations to Practice Science/Medicine; Influences from People and Life Experiences; The Researcher; On Research and Researchers
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
Stancel, George M. PhD and Rosolowski, Tacey A. PhD, "Chapter 01: An Early Start on a Research Path and Critical Thinking" (2012). Interview Chapters. 1467.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/1467
Conditions Governing Access
Open
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