THE MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER

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Joshua Lederberg, Ph.D. Lice OF THE presi (212) 650-6173
President, Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue
New York, New York 10021

Dear Dr. Lederberg:

The City University of New York, New York University and the New Jersey
College of Medicine and Dentistry have joined to develop an extensive
training program for Occupational Health and Safety. Known as the Uni-
versities' Occupational Safety and Health Education Center, it includes
training programs in Occupational Medicine (Occupational Health Resi-
dency for physicians, undergraduate medical student education and post-
graduate courses) at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Industrial
Hygiene programs at the Institute of Environmental Medicine of New York
University and at Hunter College, courses in occupational safety and
ergonomics and biomechanics at the NYU Center for Safety, Occupational
Health Nursing at the School of Nursing of the City College and outreach
programs at the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry. Additional
Occupational Health Nursing training is being developed at Hunter College
and it is expected that other institutions in the New York-New Jersey
area will find it possible to also participate in training programs.

The Universities’ Center will serve New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico

and the American Virgin Islands (Region II of DHEW). The National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is providing support for

the educational programs.

The Center is guided by its Management Committee, which includes repre-
sentatives of each of the programs. To ensure optimum functioning of
this group, we are developing an Advisory Committee, which will be
composed of capable individuals in labor, industry, academic units,
public interest groups and government organizations, concerned with
varying aspects of occupational and environmental health in Region ITI,
to provide broad perspectives and experienced judgment. Attached are
abstracts of the Center's units and programs, as well as an outline of
the proposed functions of the Advisory Committee.

I am writing to invite you to serve on the Advisory Committee of the A
Universities’ Center. We expect that it will meet approximately twice a

year but that its members will be called upon from time to time for

interval advice.
Joshua Lederberg, Ph.D.

-2- September 25, 1978

I hope that you will be able to join us and to participate in the Center's
development; we will be grateful for your help.

IJS:jir
ec: Dr. Norton Nelson
Enc.

Signed in Dr. Selikoff's absence

Sincerely yours,

Lf Lebkif, bo) pha. —$

Irving J. Selikoff, M/D., Professor
Director, Universities Occupational
Health and Safety Educational Center