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As I Remember It
Excerpt
“In 1967 Tom Kinney appointed me to the Medical School Admissions Committee. I have been fortunate to participate in admissions for 42 years. Syd Osterhout was director of admissions at that time, and we interviewed in rather cramped quarters on the seventh floor of Davison Building. The format consisted of three faculty speaking with one applicant for 20 minutes. In my mind these interviews were the Duke version of the Spanish Inquisition. However, we must not have terrorized all candidates, because so many bright and capable young men and women accepted our offer.”
In This Essay
- Life before, during, and after Duke
- Tennis replaces basketball as the student-faculty tournament of choice
- The pathologist, the NCAA, and Coach K
- A tradition of service, from the YMCHA in the '50s to the YMCA today
Biography
Bill Bradford came to Duke in 1965 as a research fellow in pathology. As a professor and valued member of the medical and university communities, he has served three terms as associate dean for undergraduate medical education. He is past president of the Duke Medical Alumni Association, the Society for Pediatric Pathology, and the Atlantic Coast Conference, and is a former member of the NCAA Council. He continues his work today as an active teacher, student advocate, and vice chair of the Executive Committee on Medical School Admissions. Bill is the recipient of four Golden Apple Teaching Awards (selected by medical students), as well as the Distinguished Teaching Award from the Duke Medical Alumni Association.
The views expressed within each of these essays are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Duke University School of Medicine or Duke University Health System.
