: ay . : . 4 ’ a Met . an . wt 7 . : _ a ‘ . . Bes . ' ee , ‘ - , . 7 : . - eo 4 ae, uoage tote prey gt 4O8 4 oe ; | . “Notes on PRDA Meeting to Discuss Preohians Concerntas: )- ’ the Hedical Examinations of Marshallern Peopin:= Pale f a 7 (Cernatova,| Harylend, May 16h,vm Tee . | { . . mo - , FY | Thope present at the meeting included: . fron I", Drs. Bond, Cronkite, Cohn, and Conard; from DOI, Janice Johnson; from Drwh, Dre. Burr (who chaired the meeting), Weyzen, Forster, end Messrs. Nay, McCraw, ‘and others. Conard pave a handout of cuggeated topics foz Ciccusgion along with copies of some pertinent materiel and then presented a review of the evente occurring in the recent medical survey in the Narshall Iolends in Kem i-April, as background for topics to be dtocusaad. A bricf summary of discussion of major topics AILA BLE COPY| BEST AVAILA Purure of BNL Medical Program in the Marshall Islands _ With Dy. Knudsen, the resident phyefcfen An the Maorcholl Iclends, leaving the program at the end of the year, and retirencnt of Dr. Conard scheduled for January 1979, recruitment of. one or more physicians for-the program will be necessary. Should the position of resident physician be continued? Is 1t necessary to continue four yearly wiststo Reanslap — and Utirik? The following alternatives were discussed: 1. Becruit two physicians to relieve Conard and Fnudoon cad continue the program as before. The resident phyeician tight bo acquircd oa a year-to-year basie with the help of some group, such ca the Univoroity of Hevait or the Public Health Service. 2. | DOE ARCHIVES Have only one physician in the program who, is addition to adminis- tering the program from BRL, would visit the isicndo biannually for a }2>