The interview begins with a discussion of Dr. Edgar Murray Burns' Canadian heritage and how his family came to reside in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Burns attended the University of Oregon both as an undergraduate and as a medical student. He graduated in 1931, interned at Wisconsin General Hospital in Madison, and had two residencies in neuropsychiatry and psychiatry. In 1941 he joined the 46th General Hospital in Portland. Overseas he served with the 46th in North Africa, where dealt with tropical medicine, and France where he encountered cases of combat fatigue. Postwar he went into private practice for 15 years. In 1966 he did clinic work in Vietnam, and served in various positions within the Veterans Administration. The discussion ranges widely from school days and the place of women there, his work with Dr. Olaf Larsell in neurology, and his wartime experiences.