USC School of Medicine. Adjunct professor, USC School of Social Work. Medical social work. Interviewed by Elizabeth McBroom. Date of interview: 11-27-90. 1 cassette tape (1 duplicate tape). Length of interview: 1 hour and 30 minutes. Transcript of interview: 21 pp. CD containing interview and transcript. Interview Topics Entrance into social work; development of interest in medical social work; Red Cross social worker; medical social work at LA County Hospital; National Association of Medical Workers and National Association of Social Workers; work at Hospital Rancho Los Amigos; decision to earn Ph.D.; course work at Brandeis; dissertation on aging; work at Vanderbilt; move to USC School of Medicine; medical school committee work; reflections on career; Hospital Rancho Los Amigos; development of programs and experiences at Rancho; experiences at USC medical school; Department of Community Medicine; subjects and teaching of medical seminars; approaches to AIDS and cancer; counseling; volunteer work with outside agencies; hospice movement; influence of professional social workers on medical programs and policies; cancer education; changes in field of social work. Additional Materials Papers and articles written by Elsbeth Kahn. Invitation to Department of Family Medicine reception on 13 June 1991 honoring Elsbeth Kahn on her retirement. Curriculum Vitae. 1 diskette of transcript of interview. Download the transcript: » Transcript