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OPERATION MOLE, held in the old Law School buildiiif? in the late fall,
was the first of a series of exercises for potential shelter nianajers. More
will be sehedided. This photo shows Robert Diinean (sweater and "lasses)
as he is cheeked for radio-active contamination by Fred White in a slielter
unit. Standinf^ at left is Dr. (^raufurd (iloodwin, secretary of the I niversity.
Since this exercise was held the Fallout Prei)aredness Committee has
made shelter-area assi»'nments for all hospital personnel. Three wells are
being dug to provide an emergency water supply. (Duke photo by S))arks)
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NURSE TRAINEES ARRIVE FROM VIET-NAM. These graduate
jiurses from the Asian rei)ublic of Viet-Nam are visiting the Duke University
Medical Center for six months of advanced clinical training. This work will
enable them to serve more effectively in hospitals and nursing schools when
they return to their native country. Shown left to right are Mrs. Tran Lai,
Mrs. Thai Trang, and Misses Vo Le, Tran Du, Vo Chi, Do Tluun and Do Thanh.
The Jiurses were brouglit to the United States under i)rovisions of the
Technical Assistance Training Program sponsored by the agency for Inter
national Development. Arrangements for their training at Duke were made
with the U. S. Public Health Service. Hefore coming to Duke, the nurses
received English language training in Washington, D. C. All seven are
graduates of nursing schools in Viet-Nam.
Miss Lelia Clark, director of nursing service at Duke, said that the pro
gram for the Vietnamese nurses includes clinical experience in advanced
medical-surgical nursing and communicable diseases nursing. The purpose
of such training is to help upgrade patient care in V’'iet-Nam.
(Duke photo by Wallace)
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MRS. BESS CEBE
Employee of ihe
Month
Mrs. Bess Cebe needs no introduc
tion to the majority of the Medical
Center staff. As administrative assist
ant to the DepartnuMit of Medicine she
is admired and respected for her
comi)etence and pleasant manner of
conducting business at all echelons.
A friendly voice, warm smile and co
operative nature have won for her a
multitude of friends. She is a fine
example of a real profe.ssional in the
administrative field.
Best wishes go with our congratula
tions to Mrs. Cebe for this well de
served recognition of splendid serv
ice to the Medical Center.
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“serious business” and does his best
to enlighten any sentimentalist who
mistakenly thinks that he’s running
“a glorified pet shop.” Dr. LeMay
sums up his professional philosophy
by stating that the ultimate purpose
of laboratory animal medicine is “to
help mankind through the knowledge
and use of animals. And in the long
run,” he adds, “such knowledge also
helps the animals themselves.”