The Virginia Apgar Papers

Title:

First Annual Anesthesia Report

Description:

In 1938 Apgar became director of the new Division of Anesthesia at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital. In early 1939, she was able to give a good report on the division's first year of operation, including the addition of anesthesia residents to the staff, attending 940 surgeries, teaching medical students, and several research projects. In this first report, Apgar was optimistic about achieving the goals of the new division.

Number of Image Pages:

3 (2,745,018 Bytes)

Date Supplied:

ca. January 1939

Creator:

Apgar, Virginia

Source:

Original Repository: Mount Holyoke College. Archives and Special Collections. Virginia Apgar Papers [MS 0504]

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Peter A. Apgar.

Subject:

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):: Anesthesiology

Exhibit Category:

Establishing a New Specialty, 1938-1949

Box Number: 10

Folder Number: 8

Unique Identifier:

CPBBFV

Document Type:

Reports

Language:

English

Format:

application/pdf

image/tif

Physical Condition:

Good

Series: Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center Division of Anesthesia Reports, 1939-1946, 1948

Folder: 1939-1940

Metadata Last Modified Date:

2006-05-09

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