TY  - GEN
N2  - Leonard Laster, former President of OHSU, and his wife Ruth Ann speak of their time here in this dual interview. Dr. Laster begins with his early life in New York City and his education. He entered Harvard at age 15 and took his M.D. there at 21. He spent years at the National Institutes of Health in research and was science advisor to the Nixon administration. He speaks of an exciting time before the arrival of for-profit medicine. He was Dean of Downstate Medical Center in New York before coming to Oregon with a vision of creating a center of excellence. He tells of funding challenges and of Senator Mark Hatfield's aid in the creation of the CROET and BICC. He mentions the importance of architecture to the self-image of an institution. It was under his tenure that the institution was renamed the Oregon Health Sciences University.
DO  - 10.6083/M43F4ND0
DO  - DOI
AB  - Leonard Laster, former President of OHSU, and his wife Ruth Ann speak of their time here in this dual interview. Dr. Laster begins with his early life in New York City and his education. He entered Harvard at age 15 and took his M.D. there at 21. He spent years at the National Institutes of Health in research and was science advisor to the Nixon administration. He speaks of an exciting time before the arrival of for-profit medicine. He was Dean of Downstate Medical Center in New York before coming to Oregon with a vision of creating a center of excellence. He tells of funding challenges and of Senator Mark Hatfield's aid in the creation of the CROET and BICC. He mentions the importance of architecture to the self-image of an institution. It was under his tenure that the institution was renamed the Oregon Health Sciences University.
T1  - Interview with Leonard and Ruth Ann Laster
ED  - Laster, Leonard
ED  - Laster, Ruth Ann
ED  - Ash, Joan S. (Joan Stevenson)
ED  - Interviewee
ED  - Interviewee
ED  - Interviewer
DA  - 1999-03-05
DA  - 1999 March 5
L1  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3234/files/oralhist_65.pdf
PB  - Oregon Health & Science University
LA  - eng
PY  - 1999-03-05
PY  - 1999 March 5
ID  - 3234
L4  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3234/files/oralhist_65.pdf
KW  - School Management and Organization
KW  - Architecture
TI  - Interview with Leonard and Ruth Ann Laster
Y1  - 1999-03-05
L2  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3234/files/oralhist_65.pdf
LK  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3234/files/oralhist_65.pdf
UR  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3234/files/oralhist_65.pdf
ER  -