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Director, NIH March 21, 1968

Through: Deputy Dircctor, NIK

Associate Director, NIH, at! Director
Division of Regional Medical #rograne

Resume Report of any gr mt where fumie to be warded for any one
year exceed $250,000, oxciusive of new construction or alteration,
renovation, or repair funds

At its meeting on Pebruary 26-27, 1968, the National Advisory Council on
Regional Medical Programs recouzended th.t the applications Listed below

be upproved. The Division of Kegfon.1 Medical Programs intends to procecd
with the sctivutdom . of these grints after carrying out the instructions of
the Council as described below:

 

The Council recommends approval of the plaming eupplomect for the time
and in the amount requested of $256,069 for one yaar, with advice that
staff compatenzce be brosdened beyond clinical fields to include educational
and administrative competence; averd additional $35,163 for direct costs
from unexperded fiuxis. ,

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The Council felt that experience during the first planing year has
demonstrated that ths origins] projection of staff needs was unrealistic
- aad thee coordinators are nested in each of the participating universities,
the Health Departesnt of the District of Columbia, ani the Hospital Council
of the National Capital Area. The Council shared the Review Comaittes's
_ someern that the proposed staff competence doss not extend beyond clinical
fielde.

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The Council recowsords approval fn the time (one year) and amount requested
of $328,700.

Ie was the consensus of the Council that this supplemental planning request
is vorthy cf support. The epideatology aad statistics center, as well as

the stroke coupopents of this application, were felt to hold perticular
promise as Regional Medical Progras activities. The opinion was expressed
that the center may well serve to mect broader neads. Although the proposed
components in gemaral appear to haves university orientation, there was
agreement that this ragios is taking initiative in epecifie areas whezve there
are existing strengths im perscmael and fecility rescurces. Planning grant

 

 

 

 
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Approval in the tine and emcumt requested, conditioned wpen reduction
of the ansuit Gf compensetion to be allowad for physician trainees in
the Continuation Education tn Internal Medicina project to stipends of
$2,500 per month.

Camcil meebars *sgxreed that thie was a welk-concaived application which
would comsolidste planning activities and operational projects into ond
arent. Although several of the proposals ara not directly related to the
categorical diseases, they reflect regiomids cooperation in meeting locally
developed priorities for health care resources.

Consideration of the individual projecte wes geveraily fsvorable and
followed recomestsiations ef the Review Comeltetce. ~

The emounts requested are: $1,200,916, first year; $1,317,129, second
year; end $1,166,203, third year, plus appropriate indirect coste.

  

The Council recommends conditional approval for approximately $343,000 to
suppoxt projects oue and two for the time and amovat requested; project
three to be suppoxted for two years only at a reduced level of approximately

The four projects included in this application are as follows:

1a freedman's Noapitel Stroke Station. (The Council recommended thet
funds earsarked for stroke detection end care be used to support
this project);

2. Cerebrovascular Dieease Fellow-up and Gervetilonca Systow;

3. Yraining Program for Cardiovascular Techaicians;

4. Home Telecasts of Hedical-furgical Conferences.

The amounts requested are: $599,476, first year; $296,315, second year;
aunt $158,447, third year, plus appropriate indirect costs.

 

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application, subject to a Council eite visit to obtain further
clariffcation, ami to determine tha «count to be qvarded.

The Five components “nciuded in this application ares

1. Contimsing Education for Cardiac Care;

2. Metropolitan Kenass City Nuxec Re-Training Progra}

3. Meslth Date Benk; :
4 Self-Yostructional Conters;

5S. A Traising Progem for Detection of Cencer in the Gastrot{ateest inal
Tract.

Im genoral, the Council felt that this vas a vell plenasd group of
projects which are worthy of support.

The esounts requested ares $30,710, firat year; $270,923, second year;
and $248,887, third year, plue appropriate indirect costs.

It ts the intention of this Division to activate theese grants.

faboir CZ llazi bry

Robert Qe Marston, H.D.
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