Creator: Myron Magen

Subjects: Anniversaries, Sesquicentennial

Description:

Myron Magen graduated in 1951 from the College of Osteopathic Medicine in Des Moines, Iowa. He came to MSU in 1970 to serve as the first dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine, a position he held until 1990.

Through his leadership, the College provided primary care physicians who practiced at the community level. Magen took on the tough job of proving to university faculty and others that the College of Osteopathic Medicine was interested in academic quality as well as public service, teaching, research, etc. He worked with a group of university physicians to create the Institute of International Health and under his leadership, the College of Osteopathic Medicine was the first of its kind to develop a medical scientist training program where students who were interested in research could earn a combined Ph.D./D.O. degree. Magen retired in 2002.

Topics/People Covered in the Interview include: Walter Adams; American Medical Association; American Osteopathic Association; John Cantlon; Council of Deans; John DiBiaggio; Jerry Faverman; Fee Hall; Phil Garrett; Roy Gerard; Phil Gerhardt; Keith Goldhamer; Gordon Guyer; John Hannah; Edgar Harden; Andy Hunt; John Hunter; Institute of International Health; David Kaufman; Kellogg Center; Steve Ketai; Michigan College of Medical School Deans; Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences; Cecil Mackey; Veronica Marr; Justin McCormick; M Peter McPherson; School of Nursing; Jerry Miller; Bill Milliken; Isabel Paine; Evangelis Petropolis; Bob Schutz; David Scott; Lee Shulman; Lou Anna Simon; MSU Board of Trustees; Institute of International Health; family practice; primary care; AAU university; Terri Taylor; Ken Thompson; Dozier Thornton; Clifton Wharton

Date: September 19, 2000

Collection Number: UA 3

Language: English

Rights Management: Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by Michigan State University and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Contributing Institution: University Archives & Historical Collections, Office of the Provost

Relation: Sesquicentennial Oral History Project

Contributor: MSU Archives and Historical Collections