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- 1988-12-12 (Creation)
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2 cassette (1:33:44 & 1:28:09)
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Thomas Clark Chalmers served as President of The Mount Sinai Medical Center and Dean of the School of Medicine from 1973 to 1983. During his tenure Mount Sinai established the Biomathematics Department and the first academic geriatrics department in the country. He also served on review committees and advisory boards for the National Cancer Institute, National Heart Institute, American Public Health Association, and National Academy of Science. Chalmers was renowned for his work in liver disease, clinical trials, and epidemiology.
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Nathan G. Kase, MD was Dean of Mount Sinai School of Medicine from 1985-1997 and then served as Interim Dean from August 2001 to December 2002.
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Tape 1: Opening remarks by Dr. Nathan Kase, introductions by Dr. Paul Berk, lectures by Dr. James Darnell and Prof. Dietrich Keppler. Tape 2: Lectures by Dr. Blumberg and Dr. Mario Ricetto, concluding remarks by Dr. Thomas Chalmers. Tape 2, Side 1 cuts in during lecture.
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