Cecil C. Brewer, RN, BSN, MS, Oral History Interview, 2019 May 16

Cecil C. Brewer, RN, BSN, MS, Oral History Interview, 2019 May 16

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Description

Major Topics Covered:

  • Personal and educational background; a childhood in rural Texas and Dallas under segregation
  • Views of male nurses in the 1960s/1970s Historical perspective on nursing at MD Anderson in the 1970s

Identifier

BrewerCC_01_20190516

Publication Date

6-2-2019

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Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 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

About the Interview

About the Interview Subject

Cecil Brewer (b. 4 February 1948, Rosser, Texas) began working at MD Anderson in 1970 as a Licensed Vocational Nurse while enrolled in a four-year registered nursing program. He was among the first black male nurses at M. D. Anderson and possibly the first. When he retired from the institution in 2014, he was serving as Quality Coordinator from MD Anderson’s Physician’s Network. In 1992, he was honored by Texas Nurses Association (TNA) District 9 for achievements and contributions to the nursing profession.

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