MS079: IHarris County Medical Society Ellen Durckel Interviewing Interviewing Dr. Mylie E. Durham, Jr. (Continued)

Authors

Mylie E. Durham Jr (1919-1991)

Author Biographical Info

Mylie Eugene Durham, Jr. was born April 7, 1919, in Houston. His father, Mylie Durham, Sr. (7 March 1893 – 7 March 1962) was also a doctor, originally from Winfield, Louisiana; Durham Elementary School was named for Durham, Sr., in 1968 in honor of his years of service at Heights Hospital. Durham, Jr’s, brother Charles also went into medicine as a obstetrician. Durham died June 3, 1991, in Houston.

Identifier

MS079-gi211750239

Publication Date(s)

1985

Language

English

Keywords

Durham, Doctor, Medicine, Houston, Texas, Oral History, Medical, Interview, Male, Audio, Houston (TX), Mylie E. Durham Jr., Ellen Durckel, interviews, audiocassettes

Abstract

In this Q&A, he discusses how the medical field has evolved into a big business, the changing of relationships between doctors and patients, what made him decide to be specialized in an area, the insurance has made the doctors overcharge for procedures, and what the role of a doctor is. See more at Mylie E. Durham, Jr., MD Papersand its finding aid.

Copyright

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Durham, Mylie E. Jr (1919-1991), "MS079: IHarris County Medical Society Ellen Durckel Interviewing Interviewing Dr. Mylie E. Durham, Jr. (Continued)" (1985). Mylie E. Durham, Jr., MD Papers. 7.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/medurhamc/7