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News—Review, July 8, 1971, The f SCENe\ HEALTH WE SPEAK. .. fitW-*/ HEALTH CARE AND ITS DELIVERY. . . by Willis J. Walker, Jr. MEDICAL SCIENCE MINORITY POOL NEEDS INCREASING It has been recognized of late, more so than ever before, that there must be an increase in the medical science pool among the minorities if the blacks, poor whites, and other communities are going to begin to have a portion of the health care delivery system which they so badly need. Many foundations and other agencies are now pitching in in an attempt to help identify and assist young blacks and other minorities make real their desires to become members of the health care team. Medical schools and some undergraduate colleges across the country are now in the business of bringing minority groups to their campuses for summer sessions. Among these are Harvard, Duke, Fisk, Meharry, Howard, Emory, and the Medical College of Georgia. Last summer the Medical College of Georgia held a pilot program for Afro-American students in the health sciences. There were seven (7) participants from predominantly black colleges in Georgia. Os the seven, four have been accepted for the September 1971 class in Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia and one placed on its alternate list. Os the two others, one is interested in attending dental school and the other, after completing his college work, wishes to enter graduate school. By these parameters, the pilot program certainly has proven itself a tremendous success. This summer the Medical College of Georgia has twenty-two (22) participants in its college portion of its Health Science Project for Afro-American Students. The participants range in college classification from rising sophomores to graduate student. Two are attending the program as auditors. Orientation was held last Friday and Saturday and classes began this past Tuesday. July 16, 1971, will see the initiation of a pilot program for high school students. The program will involve 34 high school students from the CSRA. The participants, composed of 16 recent high school June 1971 graduates, 12 high school rising seniors and 6 rising high school juniors, will be involved in classes in biology and chemistry as well as some delving into research. More, they all will be thoroughly introduced to the various health science areas available at the Medical College of Georgia and in the health professions in general. The two programs are being directed by Dr. Loren Williams, Director of Educational Research, MCG, and the two associate directors, Dr. Sam Singal, Professor of Molecular & Cell Biology, MCG, and W.J. Walker, Jr., Assistant Director for Minority Student Affairs, MCG. Faculty for the college program is being drawn from the Medical College of Georgia. They are are Drs. E. Bresnick, E.S. Borenstein, A.N. Brown, G.H. Brownell, J.R. Byrd, T.H.J. Huisman, F.H. Leibach, T.F. McDonald, S.A. Singal, J. Wilson, S. Lefkowitz, and A.G. Liebelt. The program has been so structured that students will not only have an opportunity to have courses in molecular and cell biology pertinent to human health and disease, but will also be involved for eight weeks in research, clinical observations, and Wednesday night “rap sessions” - the latter as related to health care and its delivery dealing with certain sociological implications and their ramifications. A very important aspect of the program is the role of the student moderators who literally live with and work closely with the participants. The college student’s moderators are J. Hobbs and R. Spearman. They are both second year medical students. The high school program brings to the MCG campus Drs. J. Hayes, Assistant Biology Professor at Paine College and F. O’Neal, Chemistry Professor and Chairman of the Chemistry Department at Augusta College to handle the teaching duties. Working with Drs. Hayes and O’Neal will be a high school science instructor, Mrs. Rosa Beard, and three student moderators, R. Scott, a second year medical student, M. Mcßae, a second year dental student, and Miss A. Sims, an entering medical student and a participant from last year’s program. Participants in both programs, with the exception of the high school rising juniors will receive stipends. Scholarships will be awarded to the college participants and recent high school graduates. Hopefully, this program and the several others at MCG and across the country will begin to rectify the shortage of minority group health care delivery personnel. It is needless to add the importance and significance of these and similar programs. In our continuing efforts, we must remove the ill health which lessens the chance for poor people emerging from poverty. Can we but not say and resound the fact that the present personnel numbers and composition is missing its mark such that the rate of disease, disability, and premature death is higher for the poor, the black, and other minorities than for the rest of our population and that the right to health care is but a privilege? This summer’s Health Science Project for Afro-American Students is being sponsored by the Medical College of Georgia with funds from the Josiah Macy Foundation, the Weir Foundation, the Trebor Foundation, and the National Urban Coalition. The participants are as follows: COLLEGE PARTICIPANTS Ayers, Katherine, Clark; Baker, Dwight R., Savannah State;Burley, Dorothy, Paine College; Chapman, Brenda E., Savannah State; Crawford, Lonnie D., Savannah State; Dunbar, Arrie L., University of Chicago; Dopson, James E., Morehouse; Frails, Roberts, Paine; Griffin, McArthur, Mercer; Jackson. Gullie L., Morris Brown; Lewis, Lavaern, Paine; McMillan, Ronald, Paine; Payton M. Gwendolyn, Mercer; Morgan, Richard L., University of Chicago; Perrymond, Hazel V., Morris Brown; Tanner, Wilma, Fort Valley; Taylor, Samuel, Fort Valley; Turpin, Lucille, Paine; Welcher, Freddie, Notre Dame; Wright, Edward V., YOUR BEST BUY IS JIM SATCHER MOTORS '7l FORDS 5 35 Over Cost JOHNSTON, S.C. (28 Miles from Augusta) AIKEN-BATH-AUGUSTA RESIDENTS CALL 593-4373 OR 722-0386 Page 4 ■mGIA ISCENF. In Higher Education By Dr. DuPree Jordan, Jr. ATLANTA (PRN) - The Supreme Court has prohibited parochial school aid through high school. In an 8 to 0 decision handed down June 28, the high court ruled invalid state laws in Pennsylvania and Rhode Savannah State; Fletcher, Edward B. (auditor), Morehouse; Joyner, James (auditor), Florida A&M; HIGH SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS Bell, Bernard C., Boggs Academy; Briscoe, Charlie H., Laney; Briscoe, Willis F., Laney; Freeman, Kevin, Richmond; Hill, Walter H., Laney; Irvin, Thomas L., North Augusta; Johnson, Gwendolyn, Josey; Johnson, John H., Josey; Lewis, Leia 1., Sparta High; Mason, Michael E., Westside High; Moody, Joyce L., Laney; Powell, James, Josey; Saxon, John H., Waynesboro High; Singleton, James R., Aquinas; Thomas, Floyd V., Laney; Anderson, Lorenza J., Josey; Bain, Raymone K., Aquinas; Clark, Josephine, Laney; Dunber, Liza, Laney; Green, Lillie M., Laney; Hobbs, Charles T., Jr., Josey; Jenkins, Mary P., Laney; Jones, Vivian M., Josey; McClellan, Frederick, Richmond; Nobles, Debra A., Laney; Reid, Joycelyn D., Josey; Slappy, Ronald L., Laney; Hobbs, Calvin L., Josey; McQueen, Sherron D., Glenn Hills; Powell, Otis S., Josey; Cooper, Cheryl D., Josey; Seymore, Willie J., Glenn Hills; Williams, Ronald, Josey. NURSING ENRICHMENT PROGRAM UNDERWAY Among the several programs which the Nursing School at the Medical College of Georgia is sponsoring this summer is a Summer Enrichment Programs for Minority Group and Appalachian Students. As MCG students, the participants will spend the summer in studying in math, chemistry, English, and reading enrichment courses at Augusta College. They will enter the regular curriculum this fall working toward the B.S. degree in Nursing. To assist the Medical College of Georgia, funds were secured from H.E.W. This summer’s participants are: Marguerite Carter, Augusta; Arlene Davis, Atlanta; Antonia Dixon, Augusta; Gwendolyn Fryer, Augusta; Judy Hunter, Sylvania; Regina Philpot, Augusta; Betty Polk, Augusta; Ann Taylor, Union City; Annie Kate Williams, Madison. I THANK YOU I I F 1 WOULD LIKE T 0 THANK I I L | ALL THE VOTERS OF I ■ ffWV *T RICHMOND COUNTY I J I 52L • FOR THEIR CONFIDENCE I I 4 and support ON I I W JULY 7. I AM LOOKING I I 'B|BB forward to your I I ■■B 8188 SUPPORT ON JULY 28. I I YOU NOW HAVE A CLEAR CHOICE BETWEEN I I A DEMOCRAT AND A REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE. f I THANK YOU I Island authorizing state payments for teacher salaries in parochial schools. Chief Justice Warren Burger expressed the majority opinion in stating “the arrangements involved excessive entaglement between government and religion.*’ While the decision would seem to void, in effect, similar laws already passed in New Jersey, Connecticut, Ohio and Louisiana (at least nine other state legislatures are actively considering the same kinds of laws), the concensus seemed to be that it will not affect state or local aid in the areas of school-bus transportation, nonreligious texts, tuition payments to parents, or similar devices. The justices made a special point saying the federal government can provide construction funds to church-affiliated colleges and universities for nonreligious facilities. Chief Justice Burger wrote: “There is no evidence that religion seeps into the use of any laboratories and gymnasiums on college campuses built with federal funds.” From the explanations given in the formal judgments of this significant case, there would seem to be at least two basic distinctions in the thinking of the court. One is the difference between tax fund support of the staff and structure of religious institutions which only incidentally offer secular education also, as opposed to the general activites and services of institutions which happen to have religious ties. Obviously the distinctions between the two groups are sometimes quite clear, while on other occasions the differences might seem to be only a matter of degree. A second way in which strong and logical lines can be drawn is between secondary and higher education. The whole history, background and tradition of education in the United States is different on these two levels. The goals, purposes and pattern of operation of our public schools below the college level are designed to meet the educational needs of our citizens through tax-supported schools. Private institutions (many of the highest quality, and rendering outstanding service to their respective communities) have served special interests or purposes, and have their own private (non-tax) sources of support. Independent colleges and universities have served much broader purposes in the life of X lill t|B H - Viwi * w ■<"•7 '-I ■ Jj J—!■ •; a- I Z fl fl JL wbR- SUPREME POWER -- Cindy Birdsong of the singing Supremes manages to perplex Flip Wilson in this scene from the “Flip Wilson Show.” institutions were started by churches or religious groups. Most of them are still concerned with maintaining the highest moral and ethical standards, and in offering opportunities for spiritual as well as mental growth. But very few of them would promote narrow sectarian purposes. These independent colleges are only private in the sense they are not tax-supported. They are open to all, concerned with all, and serving all our people. They are truly public institutions in their mission and objectivies. our nation from the very beginning. They have provided a wide spectrum of services, to I PATE S PACKAGE SHOP I DISCOUNTED LIQUORS A ■ LAKE SMITH, Manager A ■ CUZ JOHNSON Asst. Manager ’ ■ ALANZO MICKENS Clerk * L Friendly and Courteous Service at all Times A 2102 Milledgeville Road Augusta, Ga. their students and states, their communities and the country as a whole. Many of these