William A. Brock, PhD, Oral History Interview, December 4, 2018
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Description
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal background, education, retirement activities
- Research: radiation side effects; effect on fibroblasts, normal tissue
- Ombuds Office: creation; expansion; programs offered; operations and philosophy
Interview Chapters
Chapter 01: Setting Sights High in Chemistry and Concerns about the Draft
Chapter 03: Research on Fibroblasts and the Decision to Transition to a New Role
Chapter 04: Discovering the Need for an Ombuds Office
Chapter 05: The Ombuds Office: Early Challenges and Faculty Concerns
Chapter 06: The Ombuds Office: Early Lessons Learned and an Expansion of Services
Identifier
BrockWA_01_20181204
Publication Date
12-4-2018
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
Brock, William A. PhD and Rosolowksi, Tacey A. PhD, "William A. Brock, PhD, Oral History Interview, December 4, 2018" (2018). Interview Sessions. 80.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewsessions/80
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About the Interview
About the Interview Subject:
William Brock, PhD (b. 21 November 2944, Akron, Ohio) came to MD Anderson in 1976 as a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Experimental Radiotherapy (later renamed Radiation Oncology). He joined the faculty of Radiation Oncology in 1978, serving as Chief of the Section of Experimental Radiation Oncology. In 2000 he established the Faculty Ombuds Office. He retired from his faculty position in 2006 to work part time in that office until his full retirement in August 2018.
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