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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|

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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:
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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.
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Have only one physician in the program who, is addition to adminis-

tering the program from BRL, would visit the isicndo biannually for a

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