The practice of each civil administration unit with respect to duties
and salaries of public health personnel varied widely until the spring
of 1951 when HiComTerPacls defined their duties and formulated
a pay scale flexible enoughto suit the local social and economic situations. Trust Territory Health Department Order No. 2-51" established the following positions:
1. Medical Practitioner: A graduate of a school of medicine approved by
the High Commissioner, or at least equivalent training, who has satisfactorily completed two years post-graduate service in a Trust Territory Hospital or Dispensary or other approved hospital. and who has been licensed
by the High Commissioner to practice medicine in the Trust Territory.
2. Dental Practitioner: A graduate of a school of dentistry approved by
the High Commissioner, or of at least equivalent training, who has satisfactorily completed two (2) years post-graduate service in a Trust Territory
Dental Clinic, or other approved dental clinic. and who has been licensed
by the High Commissioner to practice dentistry in the Trust Territory.
3. Medical Assistant, Field: A graduate of a school of medicine, approved
by the High Commissioner, and employed in a Trust Territory Hospital or
Dispensary, who has satisfactorily completed one year’s service in a Trust
Territory Hospital or Dispensary as a Medical Assistant, Intern.
4. Dental Assistant, Field: A graduate of a school of dentistry, approved
by the High Commissioner, and employed in a Trust Territory Hospital.
Dispensary, or Dental Clinic, who has satisfactorily completed one vear's
service in a Trust Territory Dental Clinic as a Dental Assistant, Intern.
5. Medical Assistant, Intern: A graduate of a school of medicine. approved
by the High Commissioner, who is serving his first year of post-graduate
service in a Trust Territory Hospital or Dispensary.
6, Dental .{ssistant, Intern: A graduate of a school of dentistry, approved
by the High Commissioner, who is serving his first year of post-graduate
service in a Trust Territory Hospital, Dispensary or Dental Clinic.
7. Nurse, Graduate: A graduate of the School of Nursing, Guam, or of
at least equivalent training, licensed by the High Commissioner to practice
nursing, and employed in a Trust Territory Hospital, Dispensary, Dental
Clinic, or otherwise by the Trust Territory Public Health Department.
8. Dental Assistant, Prosthesis: One who has satisfactorily completed a
course of training in dental prosthetics and is employed in a Trust Territory
Dental Clinic, Hospital, Dispensary, or otherwise by the Trust Territory
Public Health Department.
g. Dental Aide: One who hassatistactorily completed a course of appropriate training and is employed in a Trust Territory Dental Clinic. Hospital
or Dispensary as a Dental Aide, or otherwise by the Trust Territory Public
Health Department.
10. Nurse slide (female) or Health Aide ( male): One who has satis-