] Dr. John V. FROM: Dr. MEPS: Gee Director Robert Krone LAY DATE. January re Grimaldi, 29, 2 of Degree Programs ALO -——O | 1979 subject: Potential Funded research/teaching grant with | Brookhaven National Laboratories under DOE “Program for Nuclear Radiation Medicine with Marshallese people of the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific. 1. During my January 22-24th visit to Kwajalein Island for our MSSM Graduation Recognition Ceremony Dr. Hugh Pratt, M.D. Director of the Brookhaven National Laboratories program for monitoring the nuclear radiation effects on the Marshallese people, contacted me with the follewing proposal: A. Brookhaven is searching for a University to act as a freeassociation sub-contractor to accomplish a systems analysis of the currently envisioned program. B. Dr. Hugh Pratt's assumption of the Directorship of this program coincides with a renewed United States interest/effort to assist the people previously effected and potentially effected by nuclear readiation resulting from U.S. nuclear weapons testing at the Bikini Atoll. There is a linkage to this. renewed effort and the pending new political status of the Marshall Islands, currently under negotiation at Saipan, Trust Territory Headquarters. _ C. Brookhaven originally approached the University of Hawaii, but discovered this month that their interests and capabilities did not suit the Brookhaven needs. er D.-The Systems Analysis would be primarily a medical delivery systems approach but the incitusion of Systems Management 3 ¢ ' expertise :, ee as well as representation from anthropology and sociology disciplines would be appropriate. It would, therefore, involve an interdisciplinary team fwomn one University covering medicine, systems management, anthropology and sociology. E. The reputation of the USC Medical School and the. existence of our MSSM program in the Marshall Islands make USC now a logical University. | F. Would USC be interested? 2. A partially related aspect is that the Marshallese people have received no formal training for assumption of mid-management and topmanagement responsibilities which will be forthcoming when the current political status negotiationIssn seems to be an appropriate provider of such education created. under its MSSM program or a special program to be 3. Dr. William Burr, DOE Director of Environmental Health and Dr. Walter WYeyzen, DOE are the Brookhaven contacts. Dr. Gene Cronkite and Dr. Victor Bond, at Brookhaven, are the responsible individuals but Dr. Pratt Pratt, Hey. requests Medical 21973.- . that any Department, phore contact be made with him 516/345--3577. ma wi first Brookhaven Sc Se (Dr. Laboratories, Hugh Upton, fof ~ he a ad Fin I EeETS FAMAEEEINESOSTATE TTIEE iesTEESE NAgmp " National . a er aLaee oy = . ee eeee 2 a