Alma Rodriguez, MD, Oral History Interview, June 05, 2015
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Description
Major Topics Discussed:
- Quality indicators and patient centered care
- The Survivorship Program
- MD Anderson growth and changes in culture; evaluation of Ronald DePinho’s agenda
- Economics of healthcare and impact on MD Anderson
Interview Chapters
Chapter 21: Patient-Centered Care: Formalizing the Practice at MD Anderson
Chapter 22: Patient-Centered Care: the Psychosocial Council, Advanced Care Planning
Chapter 24: Transitional Moments in MD Anderson History
Chapter 25: Change Under Ronald DePinho: The Balance Between Research and Clinical Care
Chapter 26: Turbulence During Dr. DePinho’s Early Presidency; MD Anderson’s Future
Chapter 27: Creating a Future Under the Affordable Care Act
Chapter 28: Women and Leadership at MD Anderson
Chapter 29: Accomplishments, Retirement, and a Love of Cosmology
Identifier
RodriguezA_04_20150605
Publication Date
6-5-2015
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
Rodriguez, Alma MD and Rosolowski, Tacey A. PhD, "Alma Rodriguez, MD, Oral History Interview, June 05, 2015" (2015). Interview Sessions. 59.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewsessions/59
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About the Interview
About the Interview Subject:
Dr. Alma Rodriguez (b. 11 September 1953, Robson, Texas) came to MD Anderson in 1986 as an instructor, laboratory researcher and clinician in the Department of Internal Medicine. Today she has a primary appointment as Internist and Professor of Medicine in the Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma in the Division of Cancer Medicine. Her research has focused on treatments for lymphoid malignancies. In administration, Dr. Rodriguez has served as Vice President of Medical Affairs since 2005. Among her many activities, she has helped create MD Anderson’s Survivorship Program and developed services in psychosocial care. She has also been involved in shifting institution culture to quality care.