Interview with Emmett Costich, April 28, 1986
Project: University of Kentucky Medical Center Oral History Project
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In this interview, Dr. Emmett R. Costich (Associate Dean University of Kentucky College of Dentistry ; acting Dean University of Kentucky College of Dentistry 1986) discusses growing up in New York, his dental school education, amid the backdrop of World War II. He describes the changing climate of dental education in America and explains the complications inherent in starting new dental programs. In addition, Costich gives examples of changes and challenges the dental school has faced, and the federal handling of medical education.Interview Accession
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Academic medical centers--Kentucky--Lexington Area Health Education Centers Program Costich, Emmett R. Costich, Emmett R.--Interviews Curriculum change Curriculum planning Dental schools Health facilities--Kentucky--Lexington Medical education Medicine--Kentucky--Lexington Mouth--Surgery Physicians--Kentucky--Lexington University of Kentucky University of Kentucky. College of Dentistry--History University of Kentucky. Medical CenterInterview Rights
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Costich, Emmett Interview by Richard C. Smoot. 28 Apr. 1986. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Costich, E. (1986, April 28). 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.
Costich, Emmett, interview by Richard C. Smoot. April 28, 1986, University of Kentucky Medical Center Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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