Archived Lectures
During the 2015-2016 academic year, the series focused on “Living History: Made at the Texas Medical Center,” which featured interviews of individuals who were transformational and made noteworthy contributions to medical—especially Texas Medical Center—history. The transcripts and videos of these interviews are archived here. The entire video playlist can also be viewed on YouTube (external link).
| Date | Topic & Guest | Video |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | “History of the Texas Medical Center” Bryant Boutwell, DrPH |
(external link) |
| Oct 7 | “Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission: The Work of Grant Taylor & Jack Schull” Jack Schull, MD |
(external link) |
| Nov 4 | “Combination Chemotherapy & the Cure of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children” Emil J. Freireich, MD |
(external link) |
| Dec 2 | “Personal Reflections on the Recent History of Nursing & Nursing Education” Patricia Starck, RN, PhD |
(external link) |
| Jan 6 | “My Experience of Childhood Polio & Its Effect on My Life” Caren Cowan |
(external link) |
| Feb 3 | “AIDS & Houston: An Eyewitness Account” Adan Rios, MD |
(external link) |
| Mar 2 | “The Medical Story of Early Texas: 1528-1853” Carlos R. Hamilton, Jr., MD |
(external link) |
| Mar 29 | Annual John P. McGovern Banquet “The Quest for the Artificial Heart” Mimi Swartz |
(external link) |
| Apr 6 | “The Politics of Lung Cancer” Eric J. Solberg, MS |
(external link) |
| May 4 | “Personal Reflections on Groundbreaking Advances in Heart Transplantation & the Artificial Heart at the TMC” Bud Frazier, MD |
(external link) |









