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135 MEDICAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR 1968
The Council of Europe has awarded 135 medical fellowships
for 1968 to enable doctors, dentists, nurses, sanitary engineers,
etc. to learn new techniques developed in other European
countries. The fellowships will last an average of 2 months
each thus repressenting a total of about 300 months of
specialized study and research.
The scheme covers the 18 member countries of the Council
of Europe and Finland. Its cost is about 465.000 French
francs (£40,000).
Britain is the country most requested by applicants for the
fellowships, followed by Sweden, France, Germany and
Switzerland. Candidates may apply either for study trips to
learn new medical techniques in another member country, or
for research work in highly specialized institutes. The
selection is made by a 3-man team of specialists usually in
collaboration with the World Health Organization.
Blood course.
At its meeting in Strasbourg last week the selection board
also chose 18 highly qualified specialists for a two-week
course on ,,the production and control of stable blood
products, mainly dried plasma and plasma fractions“ to be
held in Bern (Switzerland) in October this year. The
Director of studies will be Professor A. Hassig, Director of
the Central Laboratory of the Red Cross, Bern.
Road Accident Prevention.
The board also selected 3 research workers
Dr. Alfred Grech (Malta)
Dr. Anton Biihler (Switzerland)
Dr. Geoffrey Bourke (Ireland)
to undertake a joint study on behalf of the Council of Europe
on „the medical aspects of road accident prevention“.
The Director of Studies will be Dr. R. Vannugli, of the
Italian Health Ministry, Rome.