A New Concept in Medical Staff Overseas Support

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-06180A000200070005-4
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• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 25, 1998
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: August 31, 1961
• Content Type: MF

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31 August 1961
MOMORANOCK POR: Chief, Medical Staff
FROM : Chairman, Medical Toterinicians and Adrc.r.tir.-; kiAr!t1
SUBJECT : A Nee Concept in Medical Otaff Oversew; :,;upp.*rt
WIPE= : Section III (5) and IV (5) of "Panel study of Ardic,q
Staff grade Distributiom - Long Range Effect on tne
Medical Staff Personnel Programs dated 22 December 1960.
1. dolloping preeemtation of the above referenced study EVA subsequent
disoveelem 'filth the Medical Staff Career doert, it me mutually agreed
the* i4 Ii the Panel mai the Careorliesod Isere in accord with many or the
Mese ospored to this $tedy, it weld be belpfUl if the Panel eculd under-
tabs a study at ether areas in which Moilool staff wad expend its functions
and reepemeibilitles. Accordingly the final has completed such u 5tud4r,
the reseltimg oomelesions ani recommendations being set forth below.
2. in the process of defining the arm of consideration by wLich
Mediael Staff famstions might be expended,. tbe Panel established ac parameters
three broad sotospolos or study: (a) (b) administrative; and
(e) operadinmal. dash or thee, three **tupelos sill be &Jolt with separately
in this report. Ihe Puma believes that All* some of oar conclusions and
reeemmemdatlems maq be applicable to Miedipommiers, the most fertile field
fOr empansiom at Medical Starr fenctions lies in oversees sport. We have:
therefere, promo& this stutky with the Intent that our remarks be uced in
an oversees context sith only minimal or peripheral application to nAvAquarters
Notations.
3. A. Clinical
(1) Conclusions: it is the opinion of the ?anal that present
oversees miailial-Worr clinical support, from a medical technical
viewpoint, is adequate. We believe however, therary?evaM"rtir,
or recommemdetions relating to ampamelon of our oversews clinical
support woven, should be ofrootod by physicians and not by medical
technical or administrative yersommel. Professional medical savioe
is, vs believe, mandatory !Or this area of study.
(2) Recommendations: That the Chief, Medical Staff tk.
or mare pflytibraikk-to-conduot a depth study af our oversee4:.
program to determine tbe feasibility of its expansion, A4EI-M.6ttive
support to the phyeician(s) ?abducting such a study could bo yxvi.,r1364.
by a qualified Modica 5taff administrstive officer,
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(). Ielusions; eLc.admillistrative support to our arerseLe
clinica2 port program is adequate. The Panel reels that medical
administrat on need not be limited to support of clinical prograrn
We believe that a sufficiently trained individual could serve a dual
role as a Station administrative, finance, persoenel or logistics
officer us supplying medical administrative sort. Such An
mould, sr :lours., be more feasible in the smeller overseas
stations where employees are often times called upon to perfOrm more
than one Job fUnetion.
(2) Recommendations: That the Chief, Medical staff task the
Support Division or ft:motions Division to officially initiate discussions
with the speraPriste DOS eampooeats (i.e. Iftence, Personnel and Logistics)
to &tee:pine the aomptsibility and feasibility of Utilftin medical
administrative persemmel in a dual administretive role at overseas
stations with pertieeler emphasis Was placed on said arrangements at
smeller CIA field stations.
C. Operatiomal
(1) conclusions: The Panel is er the fimn opinion that, with
ome or torgailaranseptions, oversees operetional import by medical
personnel is either isinimal or namoseelsteet. Our 'pinion is based OD
personal emperience amid through dionmelame with operetional and support
elements of the Agway. We farther believe that this situation exists
become or (a) a Stailaey by oversees oPeratiomal unite to view medical
Persousal as alimelems awl nothing more, mad (b) a leek of adequate
OPeretiomal tralmleg ?roadie:a per:mama that preales their greeter
imrolvenet in operational matters.
NO believe Uwe ADO vou.14 velsome the assigeomet of a
medical calor, teehnielen or administrative officer at some of
their sealer Stations If he could serve a Anal role In some
operatimmal opacity. Wry rarer the =miller field Stations can afford
the leamm7 or a fall time medical orflor or technisian simply became
there Is met enough elinieal mart to a:ow their time. The problem
or hurls* asateally treimei CIA pereeseel on head to meet clinical
Protamaa in la:late& armee has beam with as far many years, particularly
la the Fur sad Wails Rest, yet tram a asmagement standpoint, as **mot
justify esmoismamt or medleal pereveral to fun time duty at theft:
mmell Iodated Stations aid Rases. The assignment at a medical officer
or teohnielen fully trained operatiemelly would, we believe, not only
alleviate if not rectify many medleal problems, but awl& also satisfy
operational management criteria fair asch an arrangasset. nee Puna
resegmisee the nemasity for eateaded Obeence of medical personnel to
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acquire necessary wutional training t4.7. effent tj:.Q
envisioned above, but ve also feel tl,lat It urvil
medical personnel for operational duties rather thn rt
(2) Recommendation: That the Chicle, Medical, tff ts.ak .,41,12,00rt
Dtvision sia-NiFiagratrision to initiate official discwsians with
office of Perocanal and fiosttraztriatio DD/P elements to determine the
reesibility of placing adeiritateky tzittlinel medical officers and asetlical
teehnicians in the Yield to assume dual operational/medical respon-
sibilities.
h. The Panel enhmits the above as pert of its oontinuing reaponsibilities
as sPekeeman for Medieal Staff technicians and adainistrative officers.
5. The Panel envisions the dual role of medical persommel in Agenqr
overseas assignments as an attractive area for eXPanalon of 14e6lc1 Staff
fOnetionts and responsibilities.
6. This report has been admitted to the Chief, Medical surf in lieu
of the Chairman, Medical Staff Career Service Board because vs feel the
atarementioned recommendations fall somewhere between Career Board interest
and command decision. Presentation of this report to the Medical Staff
Career Board is therefbre left to, the prerogative of the Chief, Mudical
Staff.
T. The Panel or myself would be happy to engage in personal discussion
of this report if you so desire.
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