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It would be helpful i f you could write Paul Cross (or, if prefer, me vith8 copy tohis) to'clarify the paragraph at tho * top of p ~ e2 of pour let i n the written reco 7 , 1966. AS f told JOU, On the basis of o meaning i s that you w a . of low-ra9ac p ! rnniq and of a contirming viable progrrm devoted t o probluns of current significmce and importance in order t o .118Ur8 azc' one vhich should weigh heavily with all Commission contr8ctot8 rcsponrlbIc for rhr operation of DBM prog rar and national laboratories is, 1feel sure, entirely acceptable t o the Board. k adnorlition along this line, even one rtmagly o xp nf med, conbidat phasing out the O W Medical DiVl8iOn duriaa t b o ruxt five $+@i
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is beiag presented and will require budget provisions each-yoar for since the facilities and equipment are the property of AEC; it was rrzlc, not OW, which made the decision to construct thoin Oak Udge. The questions are asked i n such a way as t o irpply negative answers. On the other hand, since it is not feasible to move the Uedical Division Oak Ridge, the policy of ard must be one of working. to de It b8 progrlrn prosper in its p locat Ion. agricultural, and ecological prog rr ~ si n Oak Wdge are mot only strat gt hm - ed by the clinical outlet provided by the Medical Division, but together with it constitute a unique ccmplex, the potentialities of which sbould be developed to the full. It was pointed out in the discussion that the Colrmiseion maintains a nunber of clinical progrmu, but, ufaru we know, only the one a t Argonne Cancer Hospital is fully in te rated with an adjacent, large, academic clinical progrm. The other sutil ire clinical material a t some distances (Donner Lab uses Highland Hospital i n Oakland, Dr. Taplin of UCLA uses Harbor Hospital and two other separate hospitals, and the Brookhavm Medical Center is i n Upton, Iang Island). The ext at s ive biolmical , Other searching questions relate to the mission of the Medical Division. Ultimately this is established by Abc in the Wu cr lp tion of Work" article of OBUlts contract and by broad guidance provided by the Division of Biology and Medicine on a continuing basis. hand, the Comnission has left to th t Board latitude in specific program direction and looked toOW as it has to other contractors to take the On the other
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initiative in formulating 11.1 .nd.I.yB i olt ivo pq tcd iroc ti oar. pmg ~ a nand has been sen mf tim to tha rrr poa rib ili ty it iuvolvoa. The bar dhu regularly rd d the medical prog rr an& athired tbe m d has also est8blish.d cadttcnr of t o rbrim it, 8UCh this Bo88 carritteo and an earl ie QTM under boUpl.11. The bard will c oar lder caro fully thir r-rt'r bulc quutionr nl atl q totis rion In the light of its COat nc tUd mgo a rib ili tiu to tbr topic hrgy ~ or is sion. In thio connection the question ~a1r.d i n the Tmport .bout th relationship of the W.dfc.1 Division totho new Ihi var8ity of Tamm8ee was ruponded t o by arab ar of &bo board, lk. elvrf,who is Vi CO - Q mid rat rust wait the arrival in Septdwr of tbe director, Dr. 11, Clinton ? Ulht. It would sea a180 that thaI LI ~stvan this echool uould i gly tho inwlv8rent of medical u well u biolmlcal tatermts. . should serve further to strength the entire bio ud ical.caP plex in Oak developrmt of t h a Medical Division in its Oak Rl*o location to tb. full0 be of real benefit tothe N.dic.1 Division. fi lap dr iq fu ili ty This further rQhuimd tho 6.cislon of the &4rd t o purb tbe Should rucb scbool uteri a ' liu, it mld The coasents in the raport on the lack of caslsuulcatlon betOUU and ORNL staff were discuss ad by the board. conducted by the staff s..u t o bvm failed to give the dt tae 01 d e - quate picture of the pr trent situation,dic b hu improved uxk.61~ia t h e last few yearn. had discussed this point and that both ate tnxiour t o develop the cloaf$at posa i ble relationships,especially uhen tba am dlr oct or of the Diol-y Division has been appointed. problem even between related dopa-tr I n the s m ~I n st it uti on. dwtm of colla bot atl on already achieved w u welcomad mdthe board urged the staff to take every opportunity t o lacrease ruch col hbo tat loa in the future. The Board noted that this is a per8nnia1 The Board discussed the c-ts i n the report on t b e lack of visible evidence of interest or in vol va ent of medical schoolr of O W rporuoriafscore. The rtaff of the He d icd bivirion ua8 u qed to vis lt II(Hr rchools more frequently, to aive lect ur u, meet with medical school staff, and generally excite interest on cr pus In the worb: here. txprrsred tho hope that the situation will be improved by the neuly appointed Campus Rt..rrsentativu on the Council and tha pPopooa1 t o eat&- The Board too i s concerned on this cannittee of medical rcbool de- rimllar to the Enginoarin@
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the report that 8 long-range policy oo li dating tho scat to red facilities of the Medical DidrIo~hin le location be rbogtod. In approviq t h e construction with co research laboratory on OitAU land, t h o did so with the bop0 that AXC could be persuaded t o do all future owe o art ruc tl an 01 this 8our seriu of s ~ r i aand t h o publicatioru arfalry fmr aha, tho CORtri but lon a -6. by tho Medlcd Division totha study and trmhtmnt of gro shift r,particularly the NASA pmrrr, uhich ham -1- staff shift r leadftrg tothe - pra sent undotrtaffed cond it loa of thia facility noted la t h e nport. The board f e l t that it YU iqortmt that adoquato 8taff be provided for fully utf li r iq this facility .ad that awry dfoxt should be ud.t o rocure adequate furrdiry from AEC to th lr ard. bar dwm urured by the St8ff that, contrary t o the 0phdOa of the COC dttme, tho clinical material to occupy these couatorr will bo obtaiarblr. Tbsu ~ utioa rof the cl ltte eu it h rmpect to types of r ~ .uc ht o bo pushed with this facility are valuabla and weld by both thr badmd the rtaff. tho body counter, (2) acquaint o t h e r uenciu and coutarr with its pouible Three swutioar uero madm b7 t h r board for both the bard and staff concur with t bec mitte a on tha doairability of more predoctoral and portdoctoral appointmoats In tha Wical Division. The bard w up leu ad with progress arde la both 8-88 in tbr last yerr and urged that efforts be ma& t o increrro tbe der of pat - doctoral fsllowrbipr available to the Hadical Divimion in tbe ABC1a Tho ~ d ~ . t ; i o nof individual tarmarch pragras la tho report is differ in their Judgment of the value of particular projoctr, the board is nevarthelesr ckpendent on capart opinion in carrying out it sul tirat c re opon sibi lit y for the quality of the medfcal grogrrr which O W has contracted t o carry out for the XeC. Pn this connection Mr. Pollard provided each ogbrr of the Board witha copy of the currmt faow of wExperirnantal H.lut0log7,~~a jou nul publiohed by the Bio lw Divirion of ORNL,which feat ur u the experimental pmgre in bnunother.py of Lsukemfr. Althougl the catanittee report ic quite naatPve in Ita evrlua- . tfon of tho appropriateness of this ratmrch, thio publication U & Q ~ it clear ehrt it ii L lading exmapla of tho kind of collaboration with OM b which clbewbera the ccmnaittae urged Phould ba aneczuragld,
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armme, tho Board supported t h e Divirlon~spolicy of recmt yeam to COQcant rate effortr on the more prosa is l ~projut.. tlhih r*cogai8iw the Boa'rd urged a policy of coacentratiq ru our cu uhamrer pomlbla 0 3 ~tba t o prorat. ruppoxt of all rrraarch 8-0 aquallj. a it tea that a top levd review cat toe for our IWical Dir i rio o ba at&- yean urd that thir coaritter ulro 1.llmrr1nports t o the Board. It m agreed that thio ahoold be hemd the bard uk d th. rtaff to prqara rec-andations for the casposftfon of auch a cl ttc n and proco & u a for its operation for conrridrration a t tba aaxt meetiq of the bud. The bbrd yu appreciative of the fiarl rur lom sf th 001 t o the review of our medical pmgra and thr prrgaration of tbr rmcan it tee on its behalf for the widant effort rad 8erloua~10ubi& Choy port. The npart proved helpful to the bard iatclatifying itaom thinkirrg about and policy direction of the bd ical Division. the b dic albi vi rio a staff are attached u Appondir A. ken. Vincent E. Parker, Paul Id. tlu, rad M, Wodm)OW