Sandra Roberts Byers graduated from the New York University School of Nursing in 1960 with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. She moved with her husband to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Washington D.C., where she was a surgical staff nurse, teacher and Lamaze instructor. Byers moved to Columbus, Ohio, in the mid-1960s. She graduated from The Ohio State University with her Master’s in Nursing focused on administration and education in 1972. Administrative positions at Ohio State University Hospitals, Riverside Methodist Hospital, Health Management Services, Grant Hospital and the Ohio Hospital Association followed. Byers also earned her PhD, was active in the Ohio Nursing Association and served on the State Board of Nursing.
The Sandra R. Byers Oral History (0.25 linear foot) contains copies of an oral history interview conducted with Byers on December 18, 2009, about her life and career.
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[Identification of item], Sandra R. Byers Oral History, SPEC.202530.BYERSORALHISTORY, Medical Heritage Center, Health Sciences Library, The Ohio State University.