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Memo to university of new mexico department chairmen seeking input regarding possible areas of clinical research interest for a proposed collaborative unit to be located at the los alamos medical center and involving the university of new mexico school of medicine, lasl, and the los alamos medical center.
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Depsrhent of Medicine To: All Department; Chairmen The feasibility of a clinical research unit a t fios Alainos is being to conauct clinical research in en environment ideally suited for this prpose coupled vith the prospects of collaboratiozl v i t h the Biomedical Division of IDS Alamos Scientific Laboratory. These facilities include isotopic counting equipment (including t o t a l body counters and scanning ), facilities for the production of short - lima isotopes, isotopic labelin;! of conqmunds, tissue culture, the resources of the conputer center, en3 ultimately the opportunity to study the effects of radirrticn by tieing i n with the Meson facility, planned to be operational by 1372. The Clinical Research Unit, representing a cooperative effort by the Universit;r of flew Msxico School of Medicine, th2 Los A1.anos Scientific laboratory, an3 the Tatheran Hospital Association, will allow for the util izz tic n of the areas of stren&h i n each of the respective institutions. The advantages of such aunit include the opportunity The Clinical Research Unit, as viewed prclirxinarLly, will be on a third floor Wing of the Ins Alamos Hospital. Approxinately 6,000 square f e e t can be enclosed and could easily accormodcte 6 t o 12 investigational beds, and other necessary components of n clinical Research Unit, inqludinz treatment rooms, recreation area for patients, confereme rooms, laboratories and nur s iq axecs, etc. The committee responsible for pursuinz feasibility stuGica of such aUnit is presently i n need of infor:ration reloted to a e as of interest in Clinical research and specific protocols for stugies AccoYdiwly, \re vould epp xi etc : 1) Your disseminating the above in form tic n to mm5ers of your 2) A consilation of the pfojects subxitted by members of your leter than the first. wee!: o r Februarjr