Interview with Howard L. Bost, October 25, 1985
Project: University of Kentucky Medical Center Oral History Project
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Dr. Howard Bost, a founding member of the University of Kentucky Medical Center, discusses his education as a health economist and his work on commissions researching public health care needs. He also discusses the financial support secured for the Medical Center from foundations and public sources. Bost also details the philosophy and management approaches of the Medical Center leaders. In addition, he describes the challenges between the Medical Center and the university hierarchy.Interview Accession
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Academic medical centers--Kentucky--Lexington Bost, Howard L. (Howard Lee), 1918-2005 -- Interviews Health facilities--Kentucky--Lexington Hospitals--Administration Kentucky Medical Services Foundation Medical education Medicine--Kentucky--Lexington Physicians--Kentucky--Lexington Universities and colleges--Administration University of Kentucky University of Kentucky. Medical Center University of Kentucky. Medical Center--HistoryInterview Rights
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Bost, Howard L. Interview by Richard C. Smoot. 25 Oct. 1985. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Bost, H.L. (1985, October 25). 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.
Bost, Howard L., interview by Richard C. Smoot. October 25, 1985, University of Kentucky Medical Center Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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