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Those present at the meeting included: fron Lib, Drs, Bond, Cronkite,
Cohn, and Conard; from DOL, Janice Johnson; from Eta, Dre. Byzr (who
chaired the meeting), Weyzen, Forster, and Megara. Ray, McCraw, ‘atid others.
Conard gave a handout of suggested topics fox dddcusgion alongwith
copies of soma pertinent material and then preaenced a review of the
events occurring in the recent medical survey in tha Marehall Iclands
in Harch-April, as background for topics to be dincursed. | A bricf summary
of digcuseion of major topics follows.
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Future of DNL Medical Propram in the Marchatt Islands
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With Dy. Knudeen, che reaident physician ta the Marchall Iclende,
leaving the program at the end of the year, and retirement of Dr. Conard
scheduled for January 1979, recruitment of.one or mora physicians for the
program will be necessary,
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and Utirik?
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Should the position of residcat phycician be
Ie Af mnacesrary to continue: four yearly vlodia vo Reanolap
The following alternatives were dfocussed:
Recruit two physiciens to relieve Conard and Knudcen end continue
the program as before.
Tha resident physician eipht ba acguircd oa a
year-to-year basis with the halp of soma group, cuch ca the Valveredty of
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Hawatd or tha Publie Health Service.
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Have only one phyaipian in the program wno, in acditica to adminie-
tering the program from BNL, would vieit the islendo biannually for e
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