Oral history interview with Rebecca W. Rimel
- 1990-Aug-30
Rebecca Rimel begins this brief interview with a discussion of the circumstances that led to the formation by The Pew Charitable Trusts of the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences. She discusses the roles of the Board and the Advisory Committee in determining the mission and aims of the Program, then turns her attention to evolutionary changes that have taken place in the Program over the course of its first five years. After describing the activities and expectations of the Pew Scholars, the interview concludes with Pew's plans for Scholars Programs in areas other than the biomedical sciences.
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About the Interviewer
Arnold Thackray founded the Chemical Heritage Foundation and served the organization as president for 25 years. He is currently CHF’s chancellor. Thackray received MA and PhD degrees in history of science from Cambridge University. He has held appointments at Cambridge, Oxford University, and Harvard University, the Institute for Advanced Study, the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1983 Thackray received the Dexter Award from the American Chemical Society for outstanding contributions to the history of chemistry. He served for more than a quarter century on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was the founding chairman of the Department of History and Sociology of Science and is currently the Joseph Priestley Professor Emeritus.
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Interviewee biographical information
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Education
| Year | Institution | Degree | Discipline |
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| 1973 | University of Virginia | BS | Nursing |
| 1977 | University of Virginia | Certification | Emergency Nurse Practitioner Program |
| 1983 | University of Virginia | MBA | |
| 1983 | University of Pennsylvania | PhD | City and Regional Planning |
Professional Experience
University of Virginia. Hospital
- 1972 to 1973 Staff Nurse, Emergency Department
- 1973 to 1974 Head Nurse, Emergency Department
- 1974 to 1975 Coordinator of Medical Out-Patient Facilities
- 1975 to 1977 Nurse Practitioner, Department of Neurosurgery
- 1975 to 1980 Instructor in Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery
- 1981 to 1983 Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
Pew Charitable Trusts
- 1983 to 1984 Program Manager for Health
- 1984 to 1985 Assistant Vice President
- 1985 to 1988 Vice President for Programs (Conservation, Religion, Health, and Human Services
- 1988 to 1991 Executive Director
Honors
| Year(s) | Award |
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| 1982 | Kellogg National Fellow |
| 1983 | National Scholastic Honor, Beta Gamma Sigma |
| 1988 | Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award, University of Virginia |
| 1990 | National Academies of Practice |
| 1990 | American Academy of Nursing |
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