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I. Oral History, 1999

 Series

Scope and Content

From the Collection: The oral history interview with Dr. George E. Omer, Jr. (1922- ) of Albuquerque, New Mexico, surveys his career in medicine, with a special focus on his quarter-century plus in New Mexico. Following a distinguished twenty year career as one of the United States Army's leading orthopaedic surgeons, Dr. Omer came to the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 1970 as the founder and first chairman of the institution's Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation. A nationally prominent hand surgeon and administrator, Dr. Omer built the department and served as its chairman until his retirement in 1990. This interview focuses on his career in New Mexico, but provides a general overview of his personal and professional backgrounds as well. Other materials included in this collection are news clippings pertaining to the career of Dr. Omer from 1970 to 1990, four articles authored by Dr. Omer between 1954 and 1982 and a copy of the 1989-1990 annual report of the Department of Orthopaedics. Also documented are memoranda regarding the academic appointments of Dr. Omer to three separate departments in 1979 and three versions of his curriculum vitae updated in 1997. In addition, a blank certificate from the Omer Hand Society is also present.

Series I. Oral History, 1999

Series II. Newspaper Clippings, 1970-1996

Series III. Papers, 1954-1982

Series IV. Academic Career, 1979, 1989-1990

Series V. Licensure, 1989

Series VI. Miscellaneous, 1950-1960, n.d.

Dates

  • 1999

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Access Restrictions

The collection is available for research and open to the public.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 document case

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Repository

https://hsc.unm.edu/hslic/
Contact:
MSC 09 5100
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque New Mexico 87131 United States
505-272-2311

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