Heath, Hunter 2020-11-18
This interview features Hunter Heath as he describes attending college, medical school and his medical internship. The interview begins with commentary regarding Dr. Heath’s senior year of high school and graduation night. However, the bulk of the interview details Dr. Heath’s recollections about his experiences as a student at Texas Tech, then Texas Technological College. For example, Dr. Heath talks about the influence professors like Dr. Alan Lang Strout in the English Department had on his life. Moreover, the interview details Dr. Heath’s memories about applying to medical school and his experiences interviewing at various places including Harvard. Lastly, the interview addresses Dr. Heath’s residencies and internships, including an anecdote about meeting his wife.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Hunter Heath
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: November 18, 2020
Location: via phone
Interviewer: Zachary Hernandez
Length: 02:11:55 (2 hours 3 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and his senior year in high school; college; Getting a job during the summer; Course he took and politics; politics of the university; Trip to Toledo, Ohio; memories of his pre-med university days; Friends in College; Smoking culture; looking at applying to medical schools; College anecdotes; Entering medical school; How he met his wife; Working as a teaching assistant; clinical training; Rotations and internship; Working his internship at the VA hospital and anecdotes
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/374430 >
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