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000042684 02470 $$aOHSU Oral History Program$$2Collection name
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000042684 245__ $$aInterview with Miles J. Edwards, M.D.
000042684 260__ $$bOregon Health & Science University$$010958$$c2005 November 3
000042684 269__ $$a2005-11-03
000042684 336__ $$aInterview
000042684 520__ $$aMiles J. Edwards was a physician and professor. He completed his medical degree at the University of Oregon Medical School (UOMS, now Oregon Health & Science University) in 1956 and his residency at the same university in 1958. After finishing his education, Edwards briefly served in the military before returning to UOMS to join the faculty in 1964, teaching pulmonary medicine. He remained there until his retirement in 1991.

This interview largely centers on Edwards’s struggles with pancreatic cancer. Edwards discusses the experience of being a cancer patient after years of working as a doctor and how his diagnosis changed his views on medical care. He also speaks about fatigue from chemotherapy, grappling with mortality, and his opinions on medically assisted suicide. Miles J. Edwards died from cancer on March 23, 2006, less than five months after participating in this interview.
000042684 540__ $$fCC BY-NC
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000042684 600__ $$aOregon Health & Science University. School of Medicine$$010634
000042684 650__ $$aPulmonary Medicine$$028277
000042684 650__ $$aPancreatic Neoplasms$$023517
000042684 650__ $$aAntineoplastic Agents$$014911
000042684 650__ $$aPhysician-Patient Relations$$024113
000042684 650__ $$aEthics, Medical$$018687
000042684 650__ $$aSuicide, Assisted$$029799
000042684 7102_ $$aOregon Health & Science University$$010958
000042684 720__ $$aEdwards, Miles J.$$010330$$eInterviewee$$7Personal
000042684 720__ $$aFromme, Erik K.$$042685$$eInterviewer$$7Personal
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000042684 8564_ $$ytranscript$$91183b99a-56d0-45d9-9675-20566fce3581$$s212453801$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/42684/files/Edwards-Miles-J_interview_2005.11.03.mp4
000042684 901__ $$aOral histories are considered historical materials. They are the personal recollections and opinions of the individuals involved and, therefore, may contain offensive language, ideas or negative stereotypes reflecting the culture or language of a person, period or place. Oral histories should not serve as the sole source of information about an institution or particular historical events. These narratives should in no way be interpreted as the official history of Oregon Health & Science University, nor do they necessarily represent the views of the institution.
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000042684 981__ $$aPublished$$b2024-02-09