Dr. Collen’s history with KP goes back to 1942 when he began as chief of medical service at the first Kaiser hospital in Oakland. A previous interview with Dr. Collen covers his career in broad sweep. This interview is more closely focused on the intellectual underpinnings of the multiphasic health testing program he developed and the research office he founded, which later evolved into the KP Division of Research in Oakland;this interview also touches upon the Garfield’s Total Health Project. Approximately 3 hours, 45 minutes;interview conducted by Martin Meeker.
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Morris Collen: Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Oral History Project II
Year 1 Theme: Evidence-based Medicine
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Collen, Morris. "Morris Collen: Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Oral History Project II
Year 1 Theme: Evidence-based Medicine." Interview by Martin Meeker in 2005. Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 2007. Interview date(s) 2005
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