Wenonah B. Ecung, PhD, Oral History Interview, November 3, 2016
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Description
Major Topics Covered:
- The Department of Developmental Therapeutics; organization of Station 16, Station 55, Station 65
- Leadership, mentoring, career decision-making processes
- Evolution of multidisciplinary care
- Views on executive leadership; institutional change with shifting leadership
Interview Chapters
Chapter 08: A New Role as Clinical Administrative Director: Instituting Multi-Disciplinary Care
Chapter 09: Period of Transition for a Leader
Chapter 10: Professional and Personal Values and Changes in Institution Culture
Identifier
EcungWB_02_20161103
Publication Date
11-3-2016
Publisher
The Historical Resources Center, Research Medical Library, The University of Texas 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
Ecung, Wenonah B. PhD and Rosolowski, Tacey A. PhD, "Wenonah B. Ecung, PhD, Oral History Interview, November 3, 2016" (2016). Interview Sessions. 111.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewsessions/111
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About the Interview
About the Interview Subject:
Wenonah B. Ecung (b. July 10; Washington, DC) came to MD Anderson in 1977 in the role of Nurse Clinician II in Medical Oncology. When she retired in 2016, she was serving as Vice President of Clinical Administration reporting to the Executive Vice President and Physician in Chief.
During her long career with the institution, Dr. Ecung had an impact on the organization of nursing care and the transformation of the role of nurses in partnering with physicians in patient care. She contributed to the evolution of multidisciplinary care at MD Anderson, and participated in organizing the institution’s formal shift to the multidisciplinary care model.