I. Oral History, 1998
Series
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
This interview with Dr. Bruce Tempest (1935- ) of Gallup, New Mexico, focuses on his thirty years' service in the United States Indian Health Service, almost all that time spent on the Navajo Indian reservation. After three-year tenure at Tuba City, Arizona, Dr. Tempest moved to the Indian Hospital at Gallup, New Mexico, and practiced there until his retirement in 1996. An infectious disease specialist, Dr. Tempest was the key figure in the identification of Hantavirus and the fight against the Hantavirus outbreak in the Four Corners region of the American Southwest in 1993. Among the subjects discussed in this interview are Dr. Tempest's personal and professional backgrounds; the Indian Health Service; infectious disease among the Navajo, particularly tuberculosis, diabetes, plague, pneumonias, and diphtheria; the Hantavirus outbreak of 1993; the cooperation among Indian Health Service, New Mexico public health personnel, and Centers for Disease Control physicians and other health care professionals.
Dates
- 1998
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to the public and available for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 oversized folder and 2 audio tapes
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Repository
Contact:
MSC 09 5100
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque New Mexico 87131 United States
505-272-2311
hsc-archivist@salud.unm.edu
MSC 09 5100
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque New Mexico 87131 United States
505-272-2311
hsc-archivist@salud.unm.edu