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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Radiology Rehabilitation Medicine Surgery School Total Rockford School of Medicine Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine Anesthesiology Center for Craniofacial Anomalies Dermatology Family Practice Medicine Neurology Neurosurgery Obstetrics/Gynecology Ophthalmology Orthopaedic Surgery Otolaryngology Pathology Pediatrics Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Preventive Medicine and Community Health Psychiatry Radiology Surgery School Total School of Associated Medical Sciences Medical Art Medical Dietetics Medical Laboratory Sciences Medical Record Administration Medical Social Work Occupational Therapy Physical Therapy School Total Grand Total

Grant to Support an Occupational Safety and Health Educational Resource Center, Medical Center

(9) The University of Illinois at the Medical Center has been awarded a grant of $264,671 by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health to fund the first year of a five-year project for the establishment of an Occupational Safety and Health Educational Resource Center.1 Located administratively within the School of Public Health, the center will be directed by Dr. Bertram Carnow, professor of occupational and environmental medicine, and will involve the active participation of the colleges of Medicine and Nursing at the Medical Center and the College of Engineering at the Chicago Circle campus. During the first year the project will include five training program elements: occupational medicine residency (in collaboration with Cook County Hospital), industrial hygiene, occupational health nursing, occupational safety, and continuing education and outreach. Funds are provided to cover faculty salaries, student stipends, and supporting costs. Funding for subsequent years is

1 The term center derives from the federal enabling statute^. Under University rules, a center must enjoy "a high degree of permanence and long-term institutional commitment." If, at the end of the federal grant period, the School of Public Health determines to continue this^ activity, steps prescribed by the University Statutes tor the formal establishment of a center, within the regular academic organization, will be initiated.