Larry Reimer, 2016

File — Box: 2, Folder: 4

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Scope and Contents

Larry Reimer decided to become an infectious disease specialist while attending the University of Arizona. In his early medical career, he discovered a desire to care for patients with cancer. Reimer also describes his early experiences with HIV/AIDS. He encountered the disease at an STD clinic and first realized the dangers of the epidemic at the VA in Salt Lake City, where he still does infectious disease and microbiology. During the early stages of the epidemic, Reimer worked to educate clinicians and medical staff, as well as the public, about HIV/AIDS. He treated patients at the VA but also provided support to the infectious disease clinic at the University of Utah. Reimer talks about testing for the disease, the effects of the disease, and the kinds of support he and his staff provided for patients. He compares treating the disease now to treating it at the beginning of the epidemic and describes the evolution of treatments and medications.
Interviewed by Chris Dunsmore.

Dates

2016

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