Records of the Tri-State Regional Medical Program, 1965-1976 (inclusive).

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Records of the Tri-State Regional Medical Program, 1965-1976 (inclusive).

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Contains administrative files of the Tri-State Program, including correspondence of L. Baumgartner and R. W. Murphy; MCEF records, such as bylaws and articles, rules and regulations, organization charts, correspondence, and minutes of meetings; financial materials including statements and budgets; lists of proposals and contracts and project reports; and personnel files. Records of governing and advisory groups include such material as membership lists; rules; agendas and minutes of meetings; correspondence; memoranda; project and contract reviews; and reports of the Board of Trustees, the Tri-State Regional Advisory Group, and Mass., N. H., and R. I. advisory committees. Other central office files contain correspondence with program coordinators from universities in Mass., N. H., and R. I., and national, regional, and sub-regional offices; records of cancer, heart, and stroke advisory committees, as well as planning, financial, executive, and other committees; and material from the Regional Medical Program (RMP) conferences and workshops. Subject files document the establishment, development, and implementation of cooperative programs on medical care and medical education in hospitals, medical schools, community health centers and clinics, and other institutions in the three-state area. Examples include projects to establish a state-wide emergency medical care system for Massachusetts; to plan and develop regional medical centers for coronary care, for kidney disease, and for treatment of stroke victims; to establish a regional program for medical school and community hospital alliances (such as Brown University with Rhode Island community hospitals); to develop teaching programs in emphysema; and to utilize closed circuit television for resource sharing between health professionals of distant communities. Additional material includes RPM grant files; memoranda and correspondence concerning health legislation; and correspondence and reports about planning of health maintenance organizations.

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Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7253496

Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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