Interview with Virginia Lane, June 24, 1986
Project: University of Kentucky Medical Center Oral History Project
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Virginia Lane (Professor of Nursing) came to the University of Kentucky College of Nursing in 1960. In this interview, Lane discusses the early challenges of nursing education, and the conflict in developing suitable curriculum. She describes nursing training outside of colleges, and the new style of curriculum developed at the University of Kentucky. In addition, Lane also compares different educational styles and institutions, and evaluates general problems faced by nursing programs.Interview Accession
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Academic medical centers--Kentucky--Lexington Curriculum change Curriculum planning Health facilities--Kentucky--Lexington Lane, Virginia Lane, Virginia--Interviews Medicine--Kentucky--Lexington Nursing--Study and teaching Physicians--Kentucky--Lexington University of Kentucky University of Kentucky. College of Nursing--History University of Kentucky. Medical Center University of Kentucky. Medical Center--HistoryInterview Rights
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Lane, Virginia Interview by Richard C. Smoot. 24 Jun. 1986. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Lane, V. (1986, June 24). Interview by R. C. Smoot. University of Kentucky Medical Center Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Lane, Virginia, interview by Richard C. Smoot. June 24, 1986, University of Kentucky Medical Center Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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