Michael J. Ahearn, Ph.D., Oral History Interview, August 03, 2011
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Description
Major Topics Covered:
- Medical education; technology in education - shortages of health professionals;
- Extramural education programs;
- Technology and education;
- Educational outreach programs;
- Memories of three MD Anderson presidents
Interview Chapters
Chapter 08: The Rosalie B. Hite Fellowship for Graduate Students in Cancer Research
Chapter 09: Creating Project SAFETY [Sun Awareness For Educating Today's Youth]
Chapter 10: Charles LeMaistre, John Mendelsohn, and Other Leaders
Identifier
AhearnMJ_02_20110803
Publication Date
8-3-2011
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 4.0 International 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
Ahearn, Michael J. PhD and Rosolowski, Tacey A. PhD, "Michael J. Ahearn, Ph.D., Oral History Interview, August 03, 2011" (2011). Interview Sessions. 10.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewsessions/10
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Open
About the Interview
About the Interview Subject:
Dr. Michael Ahearn (b. 1936, Jackson, Texas) came to MD Anderson in 1965 to work in the Section of Cytogenetics Immunology Ultrastructure in the Department of Clinical Pathology and serve as Director of the Diagnostic Ultrastructure Hematology Laboratory prior to focusing his career on educational initiatives. Dr. Ahearn developed a rapid histo-chemical technique for differentiating forms of leukemia that revolutionized diagnosis and treatment. In administration, Dr. Ahearn has had a profound impact on education. He has served as Dean of the School since its founding in 1987. He was instrumental in MD Anderson gaining degree-granting status in 2000. He has been active in creating programs to foster science education outside MD Anderson and to build educational programs at MD Anderson. He has created educational materials and programs to address skin cancer prevention for schoolchildren and teachers.